I’m planning a 300 feet long railroad in the garden. I want to use some kind of train detection unit. Has anyone experience using S88 train detection units in the garden? The S88 units are connected by a network cable. That means that I probably have to lay a long network cable (70-80 feet) in the ground.
Any comments are appreciated.
regards,
Hans Toussaint
Thailand
Hans,
Welcome Aboard! You are way out of my league, but I’m sure some of our “Sparky’s” will chime in.
I have had great success with this one.
Here is some pictures of displays using this system.
Display construction
Pictures:
http://www.dccbitswitch.com/gaylord_resort.htm
Very reliable, had 14 trains on one track display and kept them from having collisions
Hi Hans, When I started to inquire about the different track detection gizmos - the plan is that one day I’ll use Train Controller (Railroad & Co) to have an oldfashioned version of the RhB CTC - people warned me off the S88 because of the lack of reliability. What I ended up buying is the units from RR-CirKits; according to GRR users very reliable. There is a slew of jobs ahead of that project, but … one day! 
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Welcome Hans