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Trainworld Pylon short circuit indication

The trainworld pylons need updating to integrate the components necessary for the pylon to indicate when a short circuit is behind it. Here's a working mock on a breadboard.

https://pixey.org/p/Lightnin/873230093754330992

Here are the components that need to be integrated in a way that's easy to build and aesthetically pleasing.

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The circuit for the pylon is here: Screenshot_2025-09-15_at_17.52.09

One idea is to make the top horizontal bar taller, and cut out a notch in which to set the LED. Then cut a small hole for the leg of the LED to go into, along with the small 150 Ohm resistor, so they can be twisted together. The large resistor is in parallel so it can be bolted at the hanger end and then to the bus bar, which can have a bolt on either side - though it (and the holes underneath) should be lengthened so that each pylon can support a minimum of 4 houses (the bus bar has 4 empty slots.)

Since the bus bar needs support on both ends, make more holes so it is 6 holes long, and the two outside holes can be bolts. Consider making the rearmost bolt conductive so you can have conducting bus bar on both sides of the pylon.

Edited by Amos Blanton