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Re: Motorized point
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Sat, 21 Dec 2002 04:02:47 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.indylug, Brian B. Alano writes:
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> > Brian,
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> > I'm not having much luck with the switcher. It definitely worked
> > better, but it still failed a lot of the time (3 out of 4). I took some
> > of the shell off so I could watch it and I think the biggest problem is
> > that there are too many joints and too much play in the cam mechanism
> > for it to work correctly.
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> It's been much better than 95% for me. I wonder if there's something
> wrong in my drawing. Sounds like there's too much play somewhere. This
> wasn't a problem for me. The only problem I has was the base lifting off
> the track. A 2 x 6 plate over the top of the base next to and parallel
> with the track helped a great deal with this.
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> One thing I noticed when assembling it is that the perpendicular axle
> connector with two holes can tilt to a lower position and still fit in
> the housing. IIRC, it should set a few degrees off horizontal (exactly
> horizontal would provide better action, but that proved elusive to do).
> Once in the proper position, it stayed there (at least until the base
> separated from the track.)
I'll take a look and see if that is the issue. Hopefully, it will work.
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> >
> > BTW, where are we with the control software?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Steve
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> It works nicely, sans roundtable/roundhouse software. That is to say,
> the RCX to hardware interface does. All necessary functionality is
> there. An RCX to human interface is functional, but not exactly usable.
> I'm going to put something together in Java, I think, for the user
> interface.
Yippee!
Sounds great,
SteveM
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