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(...) Dean, I've put a magnet mounted in the middle of the first car (not the engine or tender). It's vertically just above the wheel hubs halfway between the bottom of the car and the top of the track. The face of the magnet sticks out ever so (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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I know this has been covered in the past, but can you point me to info on the reed switch used and implmentation notes. Thanks I'm working on a ping-pong line for a trolley and I'd like to try reed switches. I've had troubles with light sensors and (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had the sensor in the center of the track on the bottom. Didn't work too well. I've since asked that it be moved to the side where it can be triggered via the side. I'll be doing testing today on that. Dean (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Dean, where did you put your sensor? In my automated station I used reed sensors to tell passenger trains (which have to stop) from freight trains. I cased the sensors into hollowed 2x4 bricks and placed them in the side walls of the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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"Matt Agnew" <magnew@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:GH25w9.7w7@lugnet.com... (...) hassle (...) make (...) in (...) used to (...) got! The small 32mm (1.26") double-action pneumatic cylinders are available at Shop-at-Home Europe. In the UK (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Takes one to know one. (we have two amazing Steves in our club) (1) (...) 1 - How many do YOU have? Collect them all! Trade them with your friends! 2 - winner of the first LDraw achievement award ++Lar (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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You can control motor to move switch point in suitable time by gerneral gear, so that motor is never stalled. Zhengrong (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) are 5 (...) them (...) is (...) is (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) If it was put on both sides it would like like a port or something. (URL) 3 & 4 is what I'm thinking of for the side. Dean (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3b5f7a67.33439913@l...et.com>... (...) it's (...) How about a magnet on the side of the tender chassis, where everything is black anyway and it wouldn't show so much (esp. if it's on the side away from the edge of the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) On top won't do any good. Damn, what a nightmare... Ok, what do we do now? Dean (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) As with anything else at the dry run, we don't have to completely set it up, we just need to CONFIRM that it will work at the show. So, yes, we do need to being the fabric, to lay it out and make sure that it will in fact encircle the layout, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Perhaps possible, but probably ugly ... On top? I could stick in on top of the engine Robin (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) My compliments! I've been a big advocate for opening the switches and modifying them for a while. Your method, however, is faster and less hassle than mine (l). I certainly wouldn't mind the "scar" - it's on the bottom. For those who are (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, I've been raiding my eBay and Brickbay stocks! No cuts, and no sore knees though.. I set up a table in the living room to work on. Of course you'd have a hard time finding a table big enough for that mountain! I have a little more (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Well ours are small time scale items. Yours is one big mountain of an item. GRIN (...) And burned by the soldering iron, stabbed by the x-acto blade and horrified by the insides of the switch track. heh heh. Oh and my pointing finger hurts (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Gee, Dean and Xan keep on reporting "X is done. Y's completed." And so on and so forth. Meanwhile, I've been working on the mountain all week long, and it's still not finished yet! :) Not to mention, some of my supplies are running low. Had to (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Nah, I don't see any need to put up the fabric skirting at the dry-run. -Bryan (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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Do we want to have the fabric skirting at the Pre run? Personally I don't think it's necessary as we did it last year and will do the same procedure this year. Your thoughts. Xan (using Dean's account) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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David's Gondola program is done. Though I should add in the ability to use a different sensor as well. Just the Big Hogwarts program left to do and to solve that issue with the detection. Whew. Dean (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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