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Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:41 am
by G3750
Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
Thanks,
George
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:50 am
by HONDO74
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:52 am
by Rufus T. Firefly
G3750 wrote:Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
Have you checked with your CFO?
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:17 pm
by G3750
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:G3750 wrote:Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
Have you checked with your CFO?
No, but thanks for bringing that up.
George
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:06 pm
by robert.
That's the type of thing i would break.
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:22 pm
by G3750
robert. wrote:That's the type of thing i would break.
Yeah, it is more delicate than the MTH one (30-11030). But I don't have to do handstands to try and wire signal heads to be activated by DZ-2500 switch machines or worry about it crapping out on me once its installed. I think the 2 I used on Panhandle 1.0 are a bit flaky.
George
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:30 am
by Rufus T. Firefly
G3750 wrote:Rufus T. Firefly wrote:G3750 wrote:Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
Have you checked with your CFO?
No, but thanks for bringing that up.
They do seem a wee bit dear.
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:07 am
by Chris Webster
G3750 wrote:Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
The Atlanta 2-rail module group has two of the 2-track wide versions. Each signal has sensors in its base so when something moves past the sensor
the signal changes from green to red. The sensor also starts a timer so that after a predetermined number of seconds the signal will change from red to yellow and then back to green.
Years ago, Z-Stuff's owner did a clinic at the March Meet. He demonstrated how the signals can be connected together and then a signal will turn from red to yellow after the train passes the next signal down the line (instead of using the count down timer.)
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:01 pm
by G3750
Chris Webster wrote:G3750 wrote:Does anyone own one? Please relate your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise. I am considering buying one.
The Atlanta 2-rail module group has two of the 2-track wide versions. Each signal has sensors in its base so when something moves past the sensor
the signal changes from green to red. The sensor also starts a timer so that after a predetermined number of seconds the signal will change from red to yellow and then back to green.
Years ago, Z-Stuff's owner did a clinic at the March Meet. He demonstrated how the signals can be connected together and then a signal will turn from red to yellow after the train passes the next signal down the line (instead of using the count down timer.)
Thanks Chris.
George
Re: Z-Stuff DZ-1090 Signal Bridge - any experiences?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:03 pm
by G3750
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:G3750 wrote:Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
Have you checked with your CFO?
No, but thanks for bringing that up.
They do seem a wee bit dear.
That they are, especially the 4-track version, which is being proposed as the solution to my problem. Jury's still out on this.
BTW, you shouldn't leave your dates hanging around.
George