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Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:27:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Todd Thuma wrote:
> Has anyone inquired why IR was used and not radio? Something I read in a robot magazine said IR was more expensive than radio control.
Todd-
IR is cheaper and easier than R/C. R/C requires regulatory approval in many
places (like the US) and frequencies must vary with country. IR can be the same
everywhere and requires no approvals.
Of course IR has the disadvantage of being line of sight while radio does not.
Mass adoption of Bluetooth could make R/C very competitive economically in short
order.
-Ted
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| (...) Oh, and I was misled. I thought the trains were radio controlled. Apprently, they are Infra-RED controlled. I mistakenly put radio in my post. I revise my statement in the EE Degree. I will now need a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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