To be honest you really should do a video on how this cab is connected up. There are a lot of people that would find that to be useful. Collectors especially :-) Long videos are not a big deal these days. People can always come back and watch the rest later. As a collector myself I really appreciate your set up. My gear is older NEMA TS-1 version from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I also acquired a load bay/ terminal back panel from OMJC years ago. It alows for 12 load switches (6 flash transfer relays) and has the old power section (circuit breakers, line filter, fan controller etc.). My controllers are the older type using the MS ABCD connectors. Sadly with this rig I can't even flash my yellow left turn arrow. I don't think it was possible. Though I could cheat and use the flashing walk feature LOL. Actually doing a major career change at 41 years old. Certifying through the IMSA to become a traffic signal technician. Being in IT never paid off or advanced me after college 12 years ago.
Hi, I admire your work. I guess this is a rare but very useful video. create some time and refine this, in the meanwhile, what is that box that has toggle switches at the back of the door? i got a presentation on this in seven days. plus any links to other videos explaining the inside of a control panel will be appreciated. thank you.
Still a great cabinet, lol I still think you need a larger cabinet so you can sell me that one, great video keep on collecting, not sure how I missed this video
Ok, well keep me in mind if you do sell, I need a small cabinet with more phases which is not an easy find, hopefully one day I will, was told I can't have a big cabinet or will be kicked out lol, the X2 is a sweet looking controller, I heard Orange county Fl bought 150 of them and is getting rid of Siemens M50's which they run
@@kenlacey6781 Will do! This cabinet was designed for a 4 phase TS1 backpanel - 8 load bays. I bought the TS2 panels separately and fit it into a non-conventional cabinet. I had to do some jury-rigging to get it to fit, and there is no room for a power panel. The cabinet definitely was modified for "indoor use" and not street use, because I cut some stuff out. I need to eventually get some sort of mercury relay, or similar because there is none to drop into a conflict flash. It displays the flashing and the load switch power at the same time if that is the case. Time based load switch flash is fine and start up flash works fine while the load switches are not powered. There are room for improvement as I get to it. The X2 controller is awesome and very powerful with the Android touch, but it is incredibly slow. I can see most technicians out in the field using the standard Maxtime local software or using the built in server to access it from a browser - very cool feature. I had a Eagle M50 for years before the X2, and kind of miss it sometimes. Good ol' SEPAC software is a breeze to use. Heard Siemens may be coming out with a touch controller, but never seen one.
Nick - excellent video series! I'd enjoy picking your brain on the electronics side. Is their an email that you mind sharing? Great work! It's impressive.
Ebay, or google "Twin Green Traffic Signals" which is owned by a buddy of mine out of New York. Those are good places to start. I've acquired what I have over the course of 15+ years, contacting the right people, being in the right place at the right time. It is the kind of hobby you cannot find everything you want in a few "swoops". I have made many friends and contacts with not only collectors but manufacturers and distributors. I've spent some serious cash on some pieces, and I have also been lucky to get scrap stuff for free. If you really want to get into this hobby google "Highway Divides Forum" which is a fairly large group of collectors, enthusiasts of all kinds...and many people who are in the traffic signal industry. -Nick
Twin Green is an amazing source, and they NEVER price gouge like what's been happening on ebay over the past 5 to 10 years. I've been a collector for 20 years, and very obsessed with traffic lights since i was a kid!
I did not buy all this in one swoop. I bought the cabinet, more or less, as a shell, and over the course of many years rebuilt it with the electronics you see inside. Google "Traffic Light Wizard" as they regularly have full sized cabinets in stock. If you only have a few signals, or not the cash for a street cabinet...as they are expensive...you can go an easier route to get the signals to cycle realistically. Google "Lights to Go Traffic Light Controls" and look for their T3 sequencer. Cheap, easy to wire, and well made. But it's not what you'd find on the street. They're for stand alone signals people have.
Nick, I am in the same boat. I have checked both sites but am having the problem of not being able to find a controller that can handle two signal heads and two pedestrian cross lights with a push button actuating both directions of traffic. I originally had a tscontrols TS-14 which worked great, but I had to move some stuff around and in the process broke that controller. I don't mind springing for a full sized controller but do not know where to find the old ABC cables you mentioned in your video. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Its a 8 vehicle phase 4 ped phase backpanel by design. I have it custom programmed for my display so its nonstandard. 6 vehicle phases 2 overlap phases and 4 ped phases
