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Re: Simple RC Throttle
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:23:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Riley wrote:
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Another idea would be to use the forward/reverse lever on the RC remote to
control a Technic minimotor that turns the dial on a train speed controller
using some clever gearing (I seem to remember someone using an RCX to do just
that very thing).
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I believe a full sized motor was used, and I believe it was MichLTC’s own Steve
Ringe at the meeting before last. There may have been others though.
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 | | Simple RC Throttle
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| Just another thought or two... I tried running a non-DCC locomotive (i.e. one with a regular train motor :-) by hooking the RC receiver's output directly to the track. You get 3 speeds forward and reverse: real slow, medium, and full speed. No doubt (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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