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Re: Module idea for new layout section
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lugnet.town
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Wed, 23 May 2007 14:33:04 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.town, Jason J Railton wrote:
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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Yes, I had the ping-pong scenario in mind for the surface trolley (at
least) and was going to check out how you and Ross did it at NMRA.
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
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It sounds like a simple thing, but doing it is another thing entirely.
Our solution at the NMRA wasn’t ideal by any metric, and our ping-ponging
effect at our last show was even more of a bust (different solution).
Ross will be working on it:-)
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This is how mine works. The controller uses a motor-driven polarity switch
and runs off the same controller power as the train.
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I modified the track to fit a diode. You could do it without too much
modification though:
- put a piece of paper between the joins of two pieces of track
- add a track power connector so that it’s connecting to the same rail either side of the gap
- add a diode to the contacts at the end of the power connector and secure it with a brick or something.
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Aha, well, that looks very nice. Ross’ approach was always assuming
non-modification, using the RCX and available sensors. He might even use
our new NXT if it helps him any over using the RCX. I don’t pretend to
understand all of this, but I’ll show Ross your solution and perhaps it will
get his creative wheels turning (he does like to solder, though...:-)
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Same here. I can put two or more plastic bricks together, but this is way
over my head, along with any solution I am sure. I am quite thinking I’ll
be flying the Neal posse to NYC to (help me) set up mine.
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Hey, you’ll save a lot of money if you only pay to have Ross come-- I’m dead
weight! (maybe good for a laugh or two:-)
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Thanks for sharing, Jason, because I think I missed that the first time
around!
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Absolutely. Thanks very much, Jason. I just wish I were smart enough in
this capacity. Just reading the word “diode” made me useless at work for an
hour.
Was it coffee, milk, then sugar? Milk, sugar, then coffee? ahhhh!
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PFFFFFFFFFFTTTTT!
(wiping off monitor) You crack me up, Jonathan! :-)
JOHN
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| (...) Same here. I can put two or more plastic bricks together, but this is way over my head, along with any solution I am sure. I am quite thinking I'll be flying the Neal posse to NYC to (help me) set up mine. (...) Absolutely. Thanks very much, (...) (18 years ago, 23-May-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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