[BC] optically-coupled tower light monitor

[Mike Vanhooser]

I just happen to sell a retrofit to all major lighting controllers which gives you 8 contact closures over fiber optic cable.  The units are compact (1" x 3" x 5") and are powered by the lighting controller on the tower (11-24v, 110ma), and a wall wart in the doghouse/ATU.  Available either installed in your controller or DIY.
Mike Vanhooser
Nova Electronics
Box 740482
Dallas, Texas 75374
214-725-5621

--- On Wed, 6/13/12, Michael Patton <tech at michaelpatton.com> wrote:

>From: Michael Patton <tech at michaelpatton.com>

>Folks, I need an off-the-shelf system for coupling 3 or so relay
>closures across an AM hot tower base to my remote control unit.  My
>client has an Austin Ring transformer, and just bought a fancy new tower
>light controller, which is on--and has to be, thanks to the Austin
>ring--the hot side of things.  What I am envisioning is a small box that
>can live in the TWR tower light monitor/control panel (there is plenty
>of room for a small box and a wall-wart PS inside the weatherproof box),
>and connects via a fiber across the base insulator into the building,
>talking to an "other end", also in a small box, that will give me relays
>or O.C. closures that I can hook up to my Gentner R/C unit.  It doesn't
>even need to be 2-way, as there is no communications needed in that
>direction.

>I'm betting that someone makes this, off-the-shelf, for a reasonable
>price.  A quick Google search did not bear obvious fruit.  Anyone got
>any experience?

>--
>Mike Patton, owner, Michael Patton&  Assoc.
>12231 Industriplex Blvd, Ste C, Baton Rouge, LA  70809
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