Hello,
I'm in need of expertise with wiring a "Stop/Go" Light on a mountain.
Driving up, or down, an 8' winding road w/o knowing if someone is coming up as you're going down, or down when you're going up.
Using (1)Switch & (2)Red & Green LEDs per NEMA Box on each side of the road. (2) at the top of the mountain & (2) at the bottom.
The driver would press the button on the box to their left (going up the mountain) & the Green LED in the box you press, as well as the box on the other side of the road illuminate. The boxes on both sides of the road at the top of the mountain LEDs turn Red.
When you get to the top, the driver presses the button on the top of the mountain, on the drivers side box, and the lights turn off.
When driving down, the driver would press the button on the other side of the road, again on their left (driver's side), and it turns the Green LEDs on the (2)boxes up top, and the Red LEDs on the (2)boxes at the bottom.
Once down at the bottom, again the driver would press the button on their side, and all the LEDs turn off, waiting for the next press, whether it be someone coming down, or someone going up.
I would like to use a Red & Green 10mm Super-Bright LEDs at the bottom & top of the mountain. (Kind of like a stop light)
LED specs:
I was thinking that if I used (1)Battery at the top & (1)Battery at the bottom, I could use small gauge wiring to connect the top w/ the bottom (like signal wiring). Even at 2AWG, at 1 mile the loss is ~2.1VDC. If I need to run #2 up there and back, not only is that very expensive, but also a lot of loss per run.
I hope I explained it well enough.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
I'm in need of expertise with wiring a "Stop/Go" Light on a mountain.
Driving up, or down, an 8' winding road w/o knowing if someone is coming up as you're going down, or down when you're going up.
Using (1)Switch & (2)Red & Green LEDs per NEMA Box on each side of the road. (2) at the top of the mountain & (2) at the bottom.
The driver would press the button on the box to their left (going up the mountain) & the Green LED in the box you press, as well as the box on the other side of the road illuminate. The boxes on both sides of the road at the top of the mountain LEDs turn Red.
When you get to the top, the driver presses the button on the top of the mountain, on the drivers side box, and the lights turn off.
When driving down, the driver would press the button on the other side of the road, again on their left (driver's side), and it turns the Green LEDs on the (2)boxes up top, and the Red LEDs on the (2)boxes at the bottom.
Once down at the bottom, again the driver would press the button on their side, and all the LEDs turn off, waiting for the next press, whether it be someone coming down, or someone going up.
I would like to use a Red & Green 10mm Super-Bright LEDs at the bottom & top of the mountain. (Kind of like a stop light)
LED specs:
- 625-630nm Red
- 2.1-2.3VDC Forward Voltage
- 80mA Forward Current
- 30 degree viewing angle
- 10,000-12,000 MCD output
I was thinking that if I used (1)Battery at the top & (1)Battery at the bottom, I could use small gauge wiring to connect the top w/ the bottom (like signal wiring). Even at 2AWG, at 1 mile the loss is ~2.1VDC. If I need to run #2 up there and back, not only is that very expensive, but also a lot of loss per run.
I hope I explained it well enough.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance!