 | | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
(...) Thanks Chris, but apparently this design as it stands is too sensitive to the clutch strength of the components being used. Yesterday, I ran it over 100 times without the hint of a problem, but today after partially disassembling and (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Monorail Station Preview
|
|
Gorgeous! (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.trains)
|
| |
| | Re: Motorizing 9V switch points (translation from french)
|
|
(...) Phillipe - So far so good - I need to do an actual build of your model to get a better feel of the mechanism you've designed, but it looks great. There may be some optimization left to do on it, so I'll give it a go and let's see what we get! (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
(...) This redesign is absolutely brilliant! Time to make a couple dozen automated switch points... - Chris. (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
New version! Now, the main body is only 4x6 studs: (URL) Another view of the internal mechanism: (URL) When building this, try to use 2x3 panels which have closed studs. Also, the two tiles on top are important for preventing the 4x6 roof plate from (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | The Start of the Geeps... 8wide
|
|
Well here's a large update: GP15-1: (URL) the Overview Roster: (URL) I'm crazy) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
(...) Yes, it does. I've been using it with this (URL) battery box> and all I need to do is tap on one of the buttons to get it to switch. I've also been running it with LACC with the throw time set to 0.1 second and this works great. Haven't tried (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
(...) Would you believe: (URL) I thought I had tried this. However, I guess I didn't try exactly this. Those tiles on top and using panels with closed studs (not open studs) gives just enough extra grip for the 2x3 panels to work. Picking and (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
(...) Does the motor stall at each limit? You could probably reduce the "problem cars" issue with an axle connector and extension (move the motor further away from the switch lever) and reduce the size of the housing a bit. ROSCO (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
|
|
In lugnet.trains, Mark Riley wrote: snip (...) Well, there it is :) Nicely done, Mark! Going to build a few of these things myself Dave K (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
