When purchasing the level crossing this is a copy of the instructions that you will be supplied with

• SETTING UP THE BASIC LEVEL CROSSING
• THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE BASIC LEVEL CROSS

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH THE FOLLOW ITEMS                                                                        1 X LEVEL CROSSING CONTROL BOARD WITH SCREW TERMINALS.

1 X READY WIRED CROSSING POST (  ADDITIONAL POSTS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM US SEPARATELY AT THE COST OF £5.00 ) THE CONTROLLER BOARD CAN FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH TWO POSTS

2 X READY WIRED REED SWITCHES FOR TRIGGERING THE UNIT

1 X MAGNET FOR TRIGGERING THE LEVEL CROSSING

2 X 1/0.6 (3 METRE) LENGTHS OF CONNECTING WIRE TO CONNECT YOUR LEVEL CROSSING TO THE AUX TERMINALS OR CHOSEN POWER SUPPLY SEE PART BELOW (CONNECTING THE POWER WIRES ETC.)

1 X SET OF INSTRUCTIONS TO CONNECT AND OPERATE THE LEVEL CROSSING WHICH YOU ARE READING NOW .

CONNECTING THE WIRED LEVEL CROSSING TO THE CONTROLLER BOARD FOR THIS

YOU WILL NEED A SMALL SCREW DRIVER ( FLAT OR CROSS HEAD)

TO CONNECT THE 5 WIRES FROM THE SIGNAL POST AS FOLLOWS.

LOOKING AT THE CONTROLLER BOARD (PICTURE BELOW) THE BLOCK OF TERMINALS DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE THE TOP SCREW WE WILL LABEL 1 AND THE BOTTOM SCREW 9 CONNECT THE FOLLOWING 5      COLOUR WIRES TO EACH TERMINAL  AS BELOW

BEFORE WE CAN CONNECT THE REED SWITCHES TO THE LEVEL CROSSING CIRCUIT FIRST WE NEED TO FIX THE REED SWITCHES TO THE TRACK THE START REED WITH THE ORANGE AND BLACK WIRE WE WILL DEAL WITH FIRST.

PLEASE ALLOW SUFFICIENT LENGTH FROM THE LEVEL CROSS PLACE ON THE TRACK WHEN PLACING THE START  REED  THIS WILL ALLOW YOUR LOCO TO HAVE TRIGGERED THE SEQUENCE BEFORE IT APPROACHING THE LEVEL CROSSING.

THE BEST WAY TO FIX THE REED TO THE TRACK BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY FRAGILE IS AS FOLLOWS .YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE GLASS REED HAS SOME BLACK HEATSHRINK SLEEVING BEFORE JOINING  TO THE FLEXIBLE WIRE. USE THE FLEXIBLE WIRE AND LACE IT IN AND OUT THE TRACK SLEEPERS. A FEW TIMES DO THIS TO BOTH ENDS LAYING THE REED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK

NOW THE CANCEL REED CAN BE PLACED AFTER THE LEVEL CROSSING AGAIN MOUNT THIS ONE REASONABLE FAR ALONG THE TRACK REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE A LOCO WITH A LOT OF CARRIAGES THE LEVEL CROSSING MAY BE CANCELED BUT THE CARRIAGES OR WAGONS WILL STILL BE CROSSING IT.

CONNECTING THE REEDS TO THE CROSSING CONTROLLER

CONNECTING THE REED SWITCHES TO THE CONTROL BOARD AS FOLLOWS ONE OF YOUR REED SWITCHES WILL BE READY WIRED WITH BLACK AND ORANGE WIRES .THE OTHER REED SWITCH WILL BE READY WIRED WITH BLACK AND MAUVE WIRES.

                                       CONNECTING THE POWER WIRES ETC

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH TWO 3 METRE LENGTHS OF RED WIRE THESE ARE THE POWER CONNECTIONS AND CONNECT TO THE TWO TERMINALS THAT ARE TO THE RIGHT ON THE CROSSING CONTROLLER BOARD THE OTHER ENDS OF THESE WIRES ARE FOR YOU TO CONNECT TO THE AUX TERMINALS ON YOUR TRAIN CONTROLLER IF YOU DON’T WHAT TO CONNECT THE WIRES TO THERE, THEN ANY POWER SUPPLY RATED 12 VOLTS TO 30 VOLTS 100Ma AC OR DC WILL DO YOU CAN CONNECT THE WIRES ANY WAY ROUND IT DOES NOT MATTER.( IF UNSURE PLEASE CONTACT US)

                                       TESTING THE LEVEL CROSSING

AS THE LEVEL CROSSING IS FULLY AUTOMATIC ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO CHECK ALL IS WELL PROVIDING THE REEDS WERE WIRED AS ABOVE AND THE SIGNAL POST ,APPLY POWER TO THE LEVEL CROSSING NOTHING SHOULD HAPPEN .TAKE THE MAGNET AND PASS IT OVER THE START REED THE AMBER LED SHOULD NOW LIGHT UP AND AFTER A SHORT TIME THE RED LEDS SHOULD FLASH ALTERATLY AND THE AMBER LED TURN OFF THE FLASHING LEDS WILL STAY FLASHING UNTIL THE CANCEL REED IS TRIGGERED WITH THE MAGNET.SO PASS THE MAGNET OVER THE OVER REED AND THE RED LEDS SHOULD STOP FLASHING READYTO BE TRIGGERED AGAIN AND RESTART THE WHOLE PROCESS.

  SUGGESTED POSITIONING OF THE TRIGGER MAGNET (SEE BELOW)

DO NOT MOUNT THE MAGNET UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED AS ABOVE

 IT ALL DEPENDS WHERE YOU MOUNT THE MAGNET UNDER THE LOCO TO TRIGGER THE LEVEL CROSSING THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE TRAIN WITH ITS CARRIAGES OR WAGONS.IF YOU HAVE A SHORT LOCO WAGON ARRANGEMENT MOUNT THE MAGNET UNDER TO LOCO. IF HOWEVER YOU HAVE A LONG LOCO WAGON /CARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT THEN MOUNT THE MAGNET UNDER THE CARRIAGE/WAGON IN THE MIDDLE THIS WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR TRIGGERING OR CANCELING THE LEVEL CROSSING.

LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT TYPE OF LEVEL CROSSING WITH THE SIREN AS THE OWNER OF THE BASIC LEVEL CROSSING YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY THE SIREN PART AS AN ADD-ON IF YOU WISH RATHER THAN BUYING ANOTHER LEVEL CROSSING CONTROL.

ALSO TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR WE OUR PROPOSING TO MAKE A VERSION WITH LIFTING BOOM THIS REGRETTABLY WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE YOU HAVE.

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