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Subject:	Re: Train sensors
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:53:49 GMT
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Reed switches have been used. One discussion: http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=8544&t=i&v=a For a discussion on various applications: http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/vlc/?n=1218&t=i&v=a For 100% Lego, there's this: http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/rtltoronto/?n=7281 Ross Crawford wrote: > Has anybody come across a consistent way of sensing the presence of a LEGO train > on a specific section of track? I was just wondering, cos I came across > <http://www.dcc-bitswitch.com/ this site> and thought it'd be fairly easy to > create controllers like these with RCXs (using LDCC lib) if there was a way to > sense the position of trains... > > ROSCO

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		Re: Train sensors
(...) have an 18-inch electrical lead and contain an internal resistor to protect the reed switch from excessive current in case it is inadvertently wired up to an RCX motor output. The sensor can be attached to the railbed of any straight piece of (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

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		Train sensors
Has anybody come across a consistent way of sensing the presence of a LEGO train on a specific section of track? I was just wondering, cos I came across (URL) this site> and thought it'd be fairly easy to create controllers like these with RCXs (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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