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Re: A great addition would be...
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Sun, 29 Jul 2001 20:16:19 GMT
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Robin Sather wrote:
> > I'd LOVE to be able to build a RCX controlled section that brings in
> > theHogwarts and stops it at it's station but I just don't have enough
> > bricks or other parts for that. Too bad non of the other Mindstorms
> > members are helping out...
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> Ya, that would be cool! We'll just have to do it manually. Do you
> have another little motorized "switching house"? I know you have the
> right point already ;-). We could forget the RCX and just have a
> remote control for the switch, which would send the train into its
> siding. If we quickly switched it back just after the last car was
> in, would it not isolate the siding and park the train? Better than
> nothing.
I don't. I just have the switch. Can anyone make one? If it's manual you
don't have to worry about motor stalls and what not and the switch is
modified. And yes, the switching would isolate the siding and stop the
train.
> As far as getting some other help. you guys have the phone numbers
> for the rest of our not-so-vocal members. Call them up. Mark (I
> think is his name), the robotics guy, is probably coming to the show.
> I'm making a T-shirt for him, which he's already paid me for, so he's
> definitely interested. Call him, and see if he can spare an RCX for a
> weekend. You can set up the program with all your stuff, and just
> drop his RCX in there.
I thought his name was Frank?
It's not just the RCX. I could use my SCOUT if I had to. The difficulty is
the wire, the sensors (another light and REED sensor) and all the
supporting goodies for it. I'm not going to have time to pull that off. On
the plus side, the RCX's can talk to each other, so if RCX2 saw the second
train at the other end of the layout it could signal to the Hogwarts to
leave. Thus making things more productive.
Maybe for the next show I can pull it off. I don't think I can do it for
this show... Plus the Scout doesn't have external power and has to run of
batteries.
Dean
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| (...) Don't worry about it Dean - what we've got planned will wow the crowd already. Besides, you've worked wonders with the existing sensors. Yeah maybe for the next show we could think about adding that part in... -Bryan (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| (...) Ya, that would be cool! We'll just have to do it manually. Do you have another little motorized "switching house"? I know you have the right point already ;-). We could forget the RCX and just have a remote control for the switch, which would (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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