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Re: Motor control
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 15 May 2001 11:17:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Lester Witter writes:
> Has anyone considered modifying a train motor so that it can be controlled from
> an on-board RCX but powered from the tracks? The aux power tap on the top might
> be used as a connector to an RCX output. Its internal connection to the power
> tap would be broken and it would be used to control an electronic switch (like
> an opto-isolator) Is there room in the motor for a small circuit board (I am
> guessing no).
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> Lester
You can quite happily power the motor from the RCX without modification -
just don't supply any other power to the track. This will also electrify
the track, and power any other motors on it too though.
If you break the connections to the wheels in one motor, you could always
use a second, empty motor housing to pick up power from the track.
The biggest problem (as I recall from messages posted posted here) is that
if you open a motor to modify it, re-assembling it is next to impossible, as
you can't hold all the internal pieces together while you snap the casing
back on.
Jason J Railton
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| (...) from (...) might (...) (like (...) At least as much room as in an average H0-gauge model train and those are often with DCC control. (...) Not quite correct: the 12V motor is very hard to open and especially to close afterwards, since the (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Noh tere! Jason J. Railton <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message news:GDDJD1.J0K@lugnet.com... (...) as (...) 9V motors are quite easy to disassamble and reassamble, all you need is a screw driver. I guess that is clear by now. And yes there is a (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Has anyone considered modifying a train motor so that it can be controlled from an on-board RCX but powered from the tracks? The aux power tap on the top might be used as a connector to an RCX output. Its internal connection to the power tap would (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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