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| | | Running the GBC at the GTX train show in Indy was fun. I'll try to get pictures posted soon. We're already planning for the next GTX show in January, and the Children's expo in Feb. One thing we talked about was trying to add more automation (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | | | | Re: Future GBCs —John Brost
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| | | | Since I couldn't build tonight because I don't have a tv to watch the colts at my lego table, I worked on trying to figure out how to reduce the number of RCXs we need to control 2 GBC loading & unloading spurs. I came up with this (when it goes (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | | | | | Re: Future GBCs —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | (...) Things were not looking good when Payton first touched the ball and the score was 10-0... But, it all worked out in the end. (...) Yes, this will work. It looks like a good way to divide the tasks between RCXs. We can NOT connect 1 light (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | | | | | Re: Future GBCs —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) (OK, I've got to say my first impression was of an octopus on LSD, but actually after looking at it a bit that's a good diagram for this stuff. Thanks, John!). (...) Also, it means that RCX #2 is completely independant of RCX #3, meaning each (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | | | | | Re: Future GBCs —Steve Hassenplug
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| | | | (...) ... (...) I was just thinking about this. For non-GBC train loops, one RCX could control the whole siding (detect train, throw switch, power track, watch for oncoming trains...) (...) At the train show last weekend, my train had 2 GBC cars, (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | | | | | Re: Future GBCs —Brian Davis
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| | | | (...) Yes, although I was hoping to come up with a way of doing it using the switching RCX's "spare" in/outputs. (...) I was thinking more along the lines of identifying GBC trains. If there were three trains along the mainline, two non-GBC with 6 & (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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