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Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
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Date: 
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:39:38 GMT
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Iain Hendry wrote:

In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:

Iain what are your thoughts on working it into a "group" build.  we all
agree on the end product. we assign who does what... and then we go and
rent a library for the day and bring our parts and work.


Well, I sort of imagined the layout of the entire thing would be more-or-less
something like this:

<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Duck/rtlToronto/Assembly/concept-1.jpg>>

(snip)

The track will have to be either 4.5V track or the new 9V plastic
non-electrified track.

-Iain

Why the non electric stuff...

Oh wait. i get it...

if the RCX is used to feed power to the train wheels, then that same
power is fed to the TRACK which would power the OTHER palets waiting or
  working.

Duh.

going back to whispering to dave


Chris



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  Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
 
(...) Bingo. :) I have a ton of old 4.5 V track I can loan out if people want to do it that way, but the new 9V track looks a lot nicer (there are twice as many cross ties on the 9V track than the old 4.5V). For mocking things up at home you could (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
 
(...) (snip) (...) Of course the new version of the motor that comes with the battery train would solve that problem. (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: Proposed Assembly Line Project
 
(...) Well, I sort of imagined the layout of the entire thing would be more-or-less something like this: (URL) ...Where there's an initial "buffer" of free pallets, waiting to enter the system, and then you have them advancing into one of several (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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