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Re: Has anyone disassembled a 9v Train Motor?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:32:12 GMT
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Ben Jackson wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Dean Husby writes:
> > Ben Jackson wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone investigated the possibility of disconnecting the motor from the
> > > pickups on the wheels
> >
> > I've done just that.
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> How do you get it apart? How do you like your design in practice?
http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/9v_12v/9v_12v.html
I used the above link (Thanks Ben!) to get the thing apart. It was quite the
ordeal!
Ben's method looks painful but is actually the best. It does keep the motor
together after your done.
My design works great. I can short it over with the same jumper if I just wish to
run it like a normal train.
I've had Incredible results.
I'm currently working on a track reader where the light sensor is on the train and
the track has the barcodes.
But am having a little trouble getting it to work right.
> I would like to see pictures of your whole engine, if you have them handy.
Sure head to
http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/lego_rcxtrain.html
and have a look. If you need any better pics let me know.
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> Using the track to power the RCX was one of the ideas I was considering. The
> other was using the connection to the track to operate switches. The tracks
> leading up to the switches would be insulated from other track (no problem,
> since only self powered engines would be in the yard) and the automated
> switching would be done by a motor powered by the track rails. When the switch
> engine wanted to move a switch it would just activate the output that was
> connected to the track.
The way I'm doing it is to have the train lower a bar to trigger a switch on the
side of the track.
Left bar to go left, right to go right.
I've also been designing a decoupler. (The train extends a bar that pushes the
trains apart, then speeds off like mad. HEH HEH)
I've also created a master/ slave car. I plan on having the train be able to call
another train over for help. heh heh.
Dean
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