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Re: I'm always asking questions regarding the layout...
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Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:40:07 GMT
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Kevin Wilson wrote:

Robin Sather wrote:
Ditto on the monorail track for me.  Also, I now have the 3 short
directional control pieces needed for our layout, so Kevin won't need
to help there.  I'll provide all the monorail track and connectors.
I've got lots of supports, but probably not quite enough, depending on
the rest of the supports in the layout (stations, mountain, top of
train bridge, etc.)

OK. DId you say you were short of ramps, Robin? I can bring those if
needed. It also strikes me that we need another directional control
piece - at the m-station by the docks, BOTH sides of the loop ought to
have a control switch so we can stop one train on one side, and start up
teh one that was previously stopped on teh other side. I have 2 I can
bring if required.

If we can come up with a switch and push system I could make a program that
would send each monorail out and wait for it to return before sending the
OTHER one...

I've always been annoyed with the fact that the monorails SNAP back without
waiting at the station...

Dean
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  Re: I'm always asking questions regarding the layout...
 
(...) I don't quite follow you here. (...) The control track has three positions, forward (let the monorail run straight through), reverse (reverse direction immediately), and stop (stop the monorail until one of the other two positions are (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
  Re: I'm always asking questions regarding the layout...
 
(...) Let's get all the required structures built before we start adding bells and whistles. There are a lot of buildings needing doing. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
  Re: I'm always asking questions regarding the layout...
 
(...) I can feel your pain, unfortunately, it's a hard thing to solve without a microcontroller or sophisticated mechanics. Frank (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)

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(...) OK. DId you say you were short of ramps, Robin? I can bring those if needed. It also strikes me that we need another directional control piece - at the m-station by the docks, BOTH sides of the loop ought to have a control switch so we can (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)

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