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Re: How long will train 9v motors last?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:37:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jindrich Kubec wrote: • <snip>
> One thing we've encountered that hinders automation is that the RCX brick
> shuts off after 15 minutes. We constantly need to restart the program. Have
> you found a way to defeat this shutdown?
John,
I and Steve H posted some things on this back in October of 2005: the link is
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=24457
The trick using NQC is the SetSleepTime function. "SetSleepTime(0);" disables
the auto shut down.
Hope that helps.
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 | | Re: How long will train 9v motors last?
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| (...) It doesn't help me one bit:-) I am virtually ignanent when it comes to the RCX; that is my son's domain. I'll pass this along to him, though. So basically you are suggesting that he program the RCX using NQC rather than using the Mindstorms (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: How long will train 9v motors last?
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| (...) I'm going to say that it will depend entirely upon the kind of load you place on each motor. With a relatively light load, motors will run like champs for a long time-- all day if in a trolley, for instance. We run our Thomas trains all day (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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