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I am trying to design a yard for the next WAMALUG display and I haven't come up with a decent design yet. Our previous yards were ok, but they were lacking in the function department(the switcher couldn't do anything without crossing the mainline). (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: automating switching rails
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Ed, Please hurry with the details, I like to here more about how you are "un-coupling" the train cars with the RCX. jt Ed McGlynn wrote in message ... (...) touch (...) counters (...) just (...) back (...) switching (...) this. (...) using (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Scott - Surely I left out a lot of detail regarding the RCX! The RCX is running the train around a circuit in a loop, with inputs from touch and light sensors to determine train passage and location. Randomized counters keep the program from (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe (...) Oops, I mistyped yet again. : ) I was thinking of a train / LEGO club or something for around here. Like MATLUG or something. I think I am still subscribed to loc.us.mi. Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Like lugnet.loc.us.mi? Steve Bliss "Lowell, it's near Grand Rapids, just a few miles past the soap factory" (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Ed McGlynn" <ejmcglynn@juno.com> wrote in message news:FtoCwJ.314@lugnet.com... (...) manual (...) Does the train trip the RCX? If so, how? Scott A (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) right. From my ScaleFour book: Switch Rails is the bit you are looking for (all are UK terms) Closure rails are the bits leading into the frog, the straight rail out of the frog is the point rail, the curved one is the splice rail, wing rails (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan Boger and I have been working on automating some of the points on the WAMALUG layout. We came up with one nifty solution that doesn't require modification to the points nor high torque motors. Our system uses micromotors and rubber bands to turn (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Also see my thoughts on this: (URL) use an RCX for most situations, but I also use a polarity switch for manual applications and for the kids to operate the switch. Ed (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There are some schemes on the Leo & Lego site for automated points using the polarity switches: (URL) Buiting Visit the LEGO Lexicon: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I've seen info on Matt's train depot web site about automating switching rails. I would like to be able to control the motors from the speed regulator. I was thinking of using the 5120 Polarity Switch to do this. Any thoughts on this? Is there a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Expert question on set 180
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Ben, The door baseplate is 4 studs long! I have one, this was my first LEGO set and I hope to some day get it re-build. If could only find all the parts? Good luck... Robin W. (ICH BIN EIN BERLINER!) Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Welcome to the group. Most everyone has answered all your questions so far, but in addition to looking up pictures of prototypes in cyclopedia this or Model Railroading catalogue that check out all the web pages that have been anounced in this news (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Find of the decade?
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(...) Of course he is, and this time even I have recognized it. As a wise man said: "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. :-)" Was only kidding myself "**" ;-) Regards, Ben (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Kidding or not, he sure has a nice lot of trains there (and some of them are still wrapped in the plastic packaging--clearly unopened). Alan (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Dean Husby writes: <don't come crying wolf around here> Ya \"Ben\", you should have gotten one of your shills to post it for you. :-) Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. :-) Someday soon I am gonna post a (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben- I think you have been fished in-- I would bet he's only kidding:-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ... a Legoerlebnis of the special type was as already said, today. The picture on this page I gepict just, it show the following sets: 1 x 7740 intertown center 12V of 1980 1 x 7735 goods train 1 x 7730 goods train of 1980 1 x 7727 goods train (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah that's kind of what I got out of it too. My German is pretty crappy, but I got basically the same story out of it. Kind of reminds me of the time I was visiting LA (Spring 1997) for a convention and my cab stopped in front of a toy store in (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's the 'Cry Wolf' syndrome... It'll be awhile until many people will believe you... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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