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Re: Weeping Willow
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lugnet.org.ca.vlc
Date: 
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:50:30 GMT
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Bryan Wong wrote:

In lugnet.org.ca.vlc, Robin Sather writes:
Robin, in regards to your 'tree'. What would you like the settings to
be? ie, shaking, stop or wiggle or whatever it does... etc... I'm going
to tie it into the Switch Track RCX.

First of all, it's a "Whomping Willow", and it doesn't shake or
wiggle, it "trembles with rage and anger" at anyone who comes near!

;-)

Therefore, I think that if you timed it so that when the train rolled
in, just turn on the power to that motor for a bit, then turn it off
again, that would be fine.

Just want to add:

I've left some room inside the mountain's left part to put/hide the RCX.
The wires can run out of the tunnel and under the track to whatever they
need to connect to.  If that's not good, let me know and I could find
another spot!

-Bryan

Great! Where is the hole or is it completely hidden? Can you leave a little
hole facing the middle of the layout so that I can IR it commands without
having to remove it each time? If the hole was 6x3 that should be fine. (6
long, 3 high) the IR cover is black.

Contact me if you need more info.

Dean



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  Re: Weeping Willow
 
(...) Ok, now that we've got all our directions sorted out, I've found a new location for the RCX. :) It's inside the northern-most piece of mountain. The hole for IR commands faces east, towards the rest of the layout. You can also run wire out (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)

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  Re: Weeping Willow
 
(...) Just want to add: I've left some room inside the mountain's left part to put/hide the RCX. The wires can run out of the tunnel and under the track to whatever they need to connect to. If that's not good, let me know and I could find another (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)

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