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       Hello, I want to customize my Lionel trolley
       By: jonmyrlebailey Date: December 6, 2012, 7:57 pm
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       to stop automatically at designated points along the oval track
       for a specified period of time (say 10 seconds) and then
       automatically start rolling again to the next "trolley stop" to
       do the same thing. I would need a simple electronic device I
       could fashion from parts from an electronics store with design
       plans and diagrams or equipment that is ready-made that I could
       buy to do this task. There has to be a sensor/trigger device on
       the track that knows when the trolley is at the stopping point
       and the device has to cut off power to the transformer for a
       certain amount of time and then power the transformer back on
       again after the time has passed to make the trolley move again.
       This would give my trolley continuous stop-and-go action.
       Something like this could also work for electric trains as
       around a Christmas tree. I have scale trolley stops with people
       figures at them but have to manually control the trolley at the
       transformer to stop. It would be a lot more fun if the trolley
       (the 2000 Garland Holiday Town Transit No. 7) could be made to
       stop-and-go regularly by itself and stop at designated positions
       on the layout.
       As an added bonus, I would like a way of hearing a trolley
       "bell" ring when the trolley arrives at the stop and ring again
       just before  the trolley takes off again.
       [IMG]
 (HTM) http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/roysummers85/lionelchristmastrolley-027.jpg[/img]
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       Re: Hello, I want to customize my Lionel trolley
       By: jonmyrlebailey Date: December 15, 2012, 12:54 am
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       I think I found a ready-made product that is perfect for
       automated trolley operation: stops, voice announcements,
       end-of-line reversing, bell sounds and all!!
 (HTM) http://z-stuff.net/dz1220.html
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       Re: Hello, I want to customize my Lionel trolley
       By: johnny333 Date: March 18, 2013, 7:50 am
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       Add this too
 (HTM) http://z-stuff.net/dz1240.html
       and
 (HTM) http://z-stuff.net/dz1205.html.
       Just don't us the reverse or if
       is like my trains just switch it to forward only. You will have
       to use the Sensors to stop it if you want it to stop at the same
       place every time. If you just want it to start and stop and
       don't care where just us a timer.
       GB Johnny333 65+++
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