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Page 1 - Ordering Information And Specifications

Figure 1 - Ad For December 1998 Garden Railways

1.1 - Summary

• Mr. Hung Viet Ta is making available the assembled, Model 165 Control Unit. This assembly uses the Ingram Autocontrols design that has been available since 1995.
  
  
• This control unit controls the popular two-track automatic switching block. You can find more detail about this unit at the Ingram Autocontrols website
  "Model 205 (aka Model 165) 2-Track Switching Block"   (use your browser's Back button to return here).

1.2 - Ordering Instructions

• PRICE: The price is $260 + $10 shipping. Mr. Ta includes black and white copies of the key hookup drawings.
  
  
• TO ORDER: Send a check in the amount of $270 (this includes the $10 shipping) to Mr. Ta at the following address:
  
  Hung Viet Ta
  10231 Eaton St
  Westminster CO 80020
  Home phone: (303) 465-5991 (6 pm to 9 pm, Mountain time)
  Daytime work phone: (303) 497-1065

1.3 - Hung Viet Ta's Experience

• Mr. Ta is a professional electronics technician.
• Starting in 1996, Mr. Ta has assembled control units with serial numbers 165-17 through -22, Helper Control units (for special 4-track yard) 165-23 & -24, and control units 165-25 through -29.
• Page 2 - List of Control Unit Purchasers, shows a list of owners for these units. You can contact these owners if you want to verify the high quality of his work.

 1. 4 - Control Unit Specifications

more photos here

Dimensions 6" x 13" x 3-1/2" high. Automatically controls 3 trains on the same track. Has 2 on-off switches -- 1 for block function and 1 for switching functions. Uses simple off-the-shelf electromechanical parts -- no complicated, fragile electronics. Built on a color-coded laminated template that shows part locations and wiring paths. You can see the template in the above figure. Rheostat R1 adjusts reduced speed in Slowdown and On/Off Sections.

Figure 2 - Specifications for the Model 165 Control Unit (Part #1651)

PARTS LIST: You can view the Parts List for the above Control Unit here   (use your browser's Back button to return here).