WCH 3590 Gate Mechanism question

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WCH 3590 Gate Mechanism question

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New member here - Great forum!
After a 5 year search for a mechanism for my crossing I aquired a WCH 3590 mechansim yesterday. The man I got it from said it was working when he was contracted to take down a crossing 9 years ago and has been in he shed ever since. The outside has peeling paint but the inside looks very clean. It had the wiring diagram paperwork inside with the word "Change Request 11/19/76" penciled in.

My question is I have seen videos of home crossings with external cabinets full of relays. Does anyone know if these relays will be required for me to get this working correctly.
Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
Mike - Panama City, FL

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Re: WCH 3590 Gate Mechanism question

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Looks like it could use some new paint but other than that looks nice
theres a training video from wch on this gate mech you can watch that here
http://www.wch.com/video/video_trainer.html
some one to contact would be rich owens hes a signal maintainer in the south whos a member on this board
on another note how heavy is the gate mech
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Re: WCH 3590 Gate Mechanism question

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FAIL on the 3597 video. Note the gate lights in the first clip.
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