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Re: Weeping Willow
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Date: 
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 04:44:04 GMT
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Bryan Wong wrote:

> In lugnet.org.ca.vlc, Dean Husby writes:
> 
> > Great. Here's what will need to get to and from the RCX.
> > The power cord (Same as a train Power plug)
> > one wire going out to the Sensor east.
> > Another sensor  inside the mountain (so we know when the train has cleared the
> > switch)
> > A motor wire going east to the switch track
> > Another one going to the track it's self. (Requires isolation on both ends of
> > the hogwarts area)
> > and one more for the 'tree'.
> 
> Ok I think I've left enough room for all of the above.  But why do we need a
> (motor?) wire running to the track?

If you want the train to stop at the station you must isolate the track and run it
by the MS.

> 
> Also, I'm not quite clear as to the sensor you're talking about... Do we
> have to place it inside the mountain?

There is one magnet sensor before the switch track. And there is a light sensor
just after the switch track.

> 
> Perhaps the dry-run will answer most of these questions.

Yes. I have 7 more sensors to build...

Dean



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  Re: Weeping Willow
 
(...) Ok I think I've left enough room for all of the above. But why do we need a (motor?) wire running to the track? Also, I'm not quite clear as to the sensor you're talking about... Do we have to place it inside the mountain? Perhaps the dry-run (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)

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