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Hi. I'm Trevyn of Seanna or Steve or Trevyn or Nicholas. I have come to rtlToronto 7 and 8, but never competed, a fact about which Chris seems rather annoyed :). I would like to build a robot for rtlToronto9, and i have a few questions that were not (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) is this what you REALLY believe? REALLY...... I can see it now, as the MWME (Magno Weight Maker Express) comes chugging on past each module, you should hear a delightful THUMP. as the corner of one mod, SLAMS against the table. Lastly, because (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Train2 Layout, Week3
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(...) Is anyone planning to add a switching yard to the existing layout? It seems we should probably have somewhere to store the excess cargo cars unless we're only planning to have two trains worth on the rails at a time. If nobody else is planning (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, there is transponding systems available for DCC, Digitrax make them (I'm playing with just normal DCC for now anyway...and only have 2 decoders fitted...) DCC is not intended to be used to computer control trains...but, to run more (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There exists a mode for TMWDCC called "Route" mode which throws switches in sequence at certain times, to which you have to drive towards them. It's slightly automated, yet mostly driving oriented. Maybe we need to see what kind of fun can be (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GHAr1x.Cur@lugnet.com... (...) PLCs. Hmm, I dunno. 4 096 I/O might not be enough. (...) few (...) I have this thought on wether or not stuff should be completly automated, but I don't know (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Keep a Medimum for me if they are available at Train2. Oh yeah I am coming to Train2, although I can't bring much. My 'nasty surprise' project is very far from complete. ;-) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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ROFLMAO!!!! Thanks for the laugh... Jeff VW (heading home to continue construction...) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Clock is ticking
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(...) Bolting them should reduce a lot of that... Calum (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ima Myneephig Roads & Works Commission, Civic Parkland Region rtlVille, ON Mr. C. Tsang, Dept. Civic Engineering, Saraville, ON Dear Mr. Tsang, It has come to our attention that traffic snarls continue to occur in our area due to the fact that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Tick... tick... tick... So I spent about 1/2 the weekend building; I always seem to bite off just *slightly* more than I can chew with these events :) Less than two weeks, and the BEMM (Big Evil Mountain Module) is now about 14% complete. I don't (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) with new modules from JeffVW, Tim Strutt and myself. Mail any updates to me. Calum (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The software we're using, TMWDCC 1.33, allows for a "route" mode which can execute timed switch throwing, but that's about the extent of it. Iain Hendry has been thinking about this for a while. One system we thought of was using a Dacta (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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G'Day Let me put in my order for one T-shirt(large) Cheers Oliver "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GH4A08.4o@lugnet.com... (...) rtlToronto (...) it (...) any (...) events. (...) seriously (...) be (...) Train2 (...) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Last yesterday Mario finished putting together the first DCC decoder: (URL) is a hand built thru hole, some solder, some wire wrap, implementation of the Dean Probst PIC decoder. It fits into a 9V battery box, which is a lot larger than we (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GH4A08.4o@lugnet.com... (...) Iain (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GH6s12.Fpq@lugnet.com... (...) there (...) a (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) the detail! I will, for sure have at least one "open" feild-module with nothing on it other than (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Ack! Dimensions? (was Re: Train2 Modules)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:GH5DrL.EDw@lugnet.com... (...) stupid (...) Was just about to, but refrained. :) (BTW I am now in love with the RJ-50 and MD-88 and want one of my own) Iain (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You *can* use magnets and reed relays to tell which train that passed. A college job I had was at a materials handling company and each vehicle had a different pattern of magnets. Several reed switches were embedded, and as vehicles passed (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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This thread in trains got me thinking: (URL) is really cool for manual control of multiple trains on the same track. However it doesn't provide any positional feedback so you can't easily have automatic control of the trains. In the above thread (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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