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Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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Date: 
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 19:34:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
We (the PNLTC guys) have been thinking about this for a while. How to remotely
uncouple cars. great challange.

Think out of the box. Upward motion is the wrong direction. GMLTC staffer John
Gerlach prototyped a working all LEGO device that pushes two cars apart almost
2 months ago.

The first working version is about the size of two RCX bricks stacked on top of
each other and sits completely below the track. It can be made smaller.

-Lar



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  Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
 
Does it stick up between ties then sessior open? Does it need to use the 12v coupler "pins" ? BTW some of us have 3/8 plywood under our tracks ;D Was there a thread on this? SteveB (...) remotely (...) of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
  Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) remotely (...) John (...) almost (...) top of (...) Don't forget the decoupler design by Leo Dorst (see his page). Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
  Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
 
(...) Are there any details out on the web of this? I'm updating my web pages and notice that I have very few links for train automation. (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
  Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
 
(...) remotely (...) of (...) I saw a page somewhere (somebody post if you know) of a design that used the property that if you push in horizontally from the side on the magnets, they decouple. I built a version of this and it worked very well. This (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
 
We (the PNLTC guys) have been thinking about this for a while. How to remotely uncouple cars. great challange. The magnets are so strong that it seems that any upward motion would merely derail the cars (leaving them coupled but laying on their (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)

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