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Re: Has Babylon Fallen?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:32:48 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
> Chris Phillips wrote:
> > I remember at various points offering these sensors to club members at my cost
> > of materials, but nobody took me up on it. I also gave Joe Comeau a handful of
> > switches so he could give it a try, but I never heard whether he got them
> > working, either. Well, maybe it's time to cook up a fresh batch of sensors.
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> Yeah, I almost took you up on the offer. When I designed a trolley line,
> I thought wouldn't it be cool if the trolley crosses the main line I
> realize that I'd need reed switches. Then I realized that even at your
> cost I need $80 worth of switches, and then you disappeared :(. We
> should talk about this, 'cause I think it would be very cool to have a
> trolley line run from the downtown over the bridge and out to the 'burbs.
Hmm, we should probably check my math. I think at the time I was having trouble
finding inexpensive 3-foot electrical cables to chop in half, but I think $80
would pay for materials for more sensors than I usually bring to a train show.
Another thought I'd had was to simply donate a bunch of these to the club so
they would be available for anyone to use.
I also saw a pretty cool way to create an electrical connector out of a small PC
board with four plated vias of the same diameter as a LEGO stud. Since we're
already talking about using non-lego components, performing brick surgery, and
using glue, why not replace the wire and connector with a less-expensive
non-LEGO solution as well? I mean seriously, why pay a premium for 3 feet of
wire?
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| (...) Yeah, I almost took you up on the offer. When I designed a trolley line, I thought wouldn't it be cool if the trolley crosses the main line I realize that I'd need reed switches. Then I realized that even at your cost I need $80 worth of (...) (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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