Hi there, I have the two Walthers cantilever crossing signals for my grade crossing. The idea is manual operation via an on/off switch. No train detection in either direction and across three tracks operated. 

Here is the grade crossing in question:

Hello,

I've kept a 12 volt switching power supply that I want to use to light my layout area.  It is one of three.  It was DOA, the other two worked and I thought worst case I'd get a parts box....  and maybe a little time on the learning curve.

Dear MRHers,

Am barrelling thru a layout speed-build right now, (details irrelevant to this post),
and need a pair of fire fx. Perfect opportunity to try a quick Arduino deployment.

Anyway, the Arduino is in and flickering away, and honestly, I'm disappointed...

The concept is cool, and the price is decent compared to commercial options,
but compared to the Audio-fire circuits I'm used to using, this looks more like lightening than fire....

I use 3M SLS Write-On Wire Marker Dispenser with good results. The more electronics one uses, the amount of wiring seems to greatly increase.  You need a good system to label as you go and the 3M product works for me.

walt