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Re: Greenberg Train Show 3/31-4/1 Willmington MA
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Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:23:57 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Tom Duggan writes:
> Well, i have a crossing already built, it just needs to be motorized. I will
> bring it to the next meeting (whenever that may be, hopefully before the
> show), and let you take a look at it to see what I need to do to make it
> compatable with the motors.
> I think I have one motor around somewhere that I can donate to the cause.
> and I may have some light things.
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> Tom D
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> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> >
> > I have been working on making a few more RCX-automated railroad crossings.
> > If you can believe it, I don't have enough of a few critical parts to make
> > too many more! I have most of the important stuff, but I might have to
> > borrow a few choice parts (micro-motors, dual lighting elements, and 1x1x2
> > "tube" elements in white and red) or enlist some help to make enough
> > crossings to make our layout safe. That alone might be a good enough reason
> > for me to lDraw up the plans and post the NQC code...
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> > If I have extra time, I'll probably leave the buildings to others and
> > concentrate on motorizing more stuff. For example, I've been playing around
> > with ways to motorize the track switches. A number of great plans have been
> > posted here recently. The idea would be to be able to control all the
> > switches from the center of the layout, without reaching.
I just posted building instructions for my motorized railroad crossing
lift-gates on BrickShelf:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3454
I'm working on a set of instructions for my lighted "railroad crossing" sign
next. I eventually hope to tie it all up with a formal write-up about that
reed switch train sensor....
Anyway, if any of you can build a pair of these lift-gates for the layout,
I'll bring an RCX to run them.
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| (...) Chris, I've gone through my peices, and have enough peices to make two full crossings, the only problem is that I only have one micro-motor. Does any one have any extras that they want to sell, or just let me borrow for the show? Or does any (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Greenberg Train Show 3/31-4/1 Willmington MA
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| Well, i have a crossing already built, it just needs to be motorized. I will bring it to the next meeting (whenever that may be, hopefully before the show), and let you take a look at it to see what I need to do to make it compatable with the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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