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Hello All: Not having my web site "8 Wide Utopia" up yet, Paul Foster of the GMLUG was kind enough to post some photos of some of my train cars on the GMLUG site. So stop on by and see what the fuss over 8 wides is all about;-) Go to: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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(...) The timers run at 1/10 sec, but granularity for "waiting" a task is 1/100 sec. The PWM used for motor output has granularity of 1/1000 sec. Dave Baum p.s. I hope it wasn't my book that stated 1/10 and 1/1000 - if so could you e-mail me the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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(...) It is 1/10 of a second for the timers. However, in case you don't know. The RCX's Motor ports PULSE their signal. They always put out the same voltage. At level 8 it's 100% at level 4 it's an even on/off. I use it for my trains and it's great. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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(...) I -know- that the train would not make it with HEP only through a curve like that. My upper level is a straight oval, about 25 straights each side. The figures I have seen seem to indicate that a 10 Degree curve has as much drag added as a .3 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RCX onboard timer and motor pulsing
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Hi All, Since I am and train head I don't read .RCX (this topic might be well exhausted) I just read thru a third party book on the RCX and in one place he said the timer granularity in 1/10 sec and in another it was 1/1000 sec. My goal is to pulse (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Site down for the day
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My site, will be down for the day on 12/23. Repairs are being made on our electrical systems and the power will be going on and off all day. Sorry, Chris (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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My experience tells me the bigggest factor limiting the length of the train is the number of curves you have and their configuration. Take you same 71 car train and try to drive it through a double s-curve. That is 8 curves one way, then 8 the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NMRA San Jose in Y2K
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(...) I agree. We should start planning immediately. (...) Since I don't have the time or money to build my own modules, I'm willing to help out a few weekends building them. Russell (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NMRA San Jose in Y2K
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I'm in for helping, Mike, but I'll have to deflect until I get back from the UK at the start of February. Let's do some planning at the next BAYLUG meeting about this.... I'm willing to drive 2 or 3 others down to Fresno for a some weekends of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Simple electrical question
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(...) (total is 6 amps for your aplication) That is good enough for what they want James Powell (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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