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Are you a model railroader? Then check out these electronic kits!

• Fast clock. Keep time on your model railroad at any speed from 1:1 to 15:1. One controller can run up to 10 clocks with easily-modified quartz movements. I offer a wide range of fast-clock components, from kits to complete turn-key systems.

• Staging yard controller. Select a track then push a button. The staging yard controller automatically aligns the turnouts for the selected track and applies power to it, then monitors your train's movement into or out of the yard. When the train is clear of the throat, track power is shut off. LEDs mounted in a control panel or installed in a trackside signal display the staging yard status.

• Dual laser occupancy detector. The staging yard controller must know when any part of the train is in the yard throat. The best way to detect this is to bounce a laser beam across the entire throat with mirrors, and onto a photocell. This kit has powers two lasers and has two photocell detectors, so it can monitor two independent staging yards.