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Re: Ideas for signal crossings
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Date: 
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 16:07:47 GMT
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Michel Magnan wrote:

HI,
I don't have any photos, but I have done afew things and need to find time to
work on another idea.
In my layout I have combined 9V and 12V, the latter to power lamp posts and
crossings.  The 7866 motorized crossing, as well as one built from parts,
blinking red lights on the vertical members and the upper crossbars, without
the swinging arm.
What I have been thinking about, is somehow using the technic light set (from
the space shuttle among other sets), to make red blinking lights out of 9V
Lego.
Several people have talked about using Mindstorms and motion sensors to
automate crossings, but I haven't got that far yet.
Hope these ideas help to get you started.

TLG actually has a blinking light element. The 1x4 brick with 2 lamps
lights solid with one polarity, and blinks with the other (I happened
not to notice this when I built my 6979 Interstellar Starfighter, but
when I was oohing and aahing over a 735 7+ Building Set with Electric
System, I noticed the instructions showed the two different modes).
--
Frank Filz

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  Re: Ideas for signal crossings
 
(...) Hehe, and I've got set 735! 8-) /Tore (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)

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HI, I don't have any photos, but I have done afew things and need to find time to work on another idea. In my layout I have combined 9V and 12V, the latter to power lamp posts and crossings. The 7866 motorized crossing, as well as one built from (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)

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