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Re: New Press Release about Power Function Trains
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:56:36 GMT
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I agree that the lack of traction is still one of the biggest hindrances to the
new system. My latest trains (to be revealed at BrickWorld) have eight of the
new RC-type wheels that are all powered, yet they barely get any traction!
Has anyone tried to rubberize these wheels? Black RTV maybe? Silicon Glue?
Anyway, I agree that Bluetooth is the way to go. Its cheap, has built in
security, high number of channels, and offers high data rates at a cheap price.
Nearly all modern electronics have this convenient method of RF communication.
(It would also be nice to have a laptop controlling the trains with some form of
location awareness transmitted from them)
I remember someone posting a while back that the IR receiver has some built-in
continuance if the signal is lost. I think it was in one of the decoding the IR
signal posts. Still, only four channels is going to be a big problem at shows!
Scott
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| (...) The problem with Bluetooth, WiFi, Wireless USB and any other kind of radio frequency transmission would be the horsepower requirements required to decode it (i.e. microprocessor or custom ASIC both of which require extra circuitry to make them (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Several people, myself included, have tried Lithium camera batteries in the RC trains. They run for 4-6 hours, and can be recharged in 15 minutes. I would hope that the Lego battery box would be similar. That, coupled with fixing the traction (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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