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Re: On engines using Scouts and VBL (Chris, Jeff)
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Wed, 16 May 2001 21:33:50 GMT
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Been there, done that, the first night. What happens is that the
light level becomes quite variable due to the intermittent contact
as the train wheels spin against the track, and the high load on the
motor. I've tried a number of such combos.
Jeff
Rebel Transcanner wrote:
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> Chris and Jeff have been working on a decoupling engine as far as I know,
> and I remember there was some talk of the engine moving too far when the
> track was pulsed to get the signal to the Scout on board.
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> Isn't there any way to edit the code that the RCX is using to pulse the
> current not always forward, but half forward, half backward?
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> First pulse - forward
> Second pulse - backward
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> So the engine would sit there doing a merry dance, but not move too much?
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> Iain
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| Chris and Jeff have been working on a decoupling engine as far as I know, and I remember there was some talk of the engine moving too far when the track was pulsed to get the signal to the Scout on board. Isn't there any way to edit the code that (...) (24 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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