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Re: The Challenge (was Re: Train Control)
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:21:29 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera.comANTISPAM
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Paul Davidson wrote:
> Wouldn't line-of-sight be a problem for trains?
Theoretically you need it only to change a setting... so just make sure
that all your potential crashes happen in front of you! :-)
> I don't know much about
> Mindstorms infrared sensors specifically, but besides needing an
> omni-directional infrared sensor on the engine, you'd need to deal with the
> train going behind structures, through tunnels, etc. DCC solves all of that
> nicely.
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| Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Foq00p.qz@lugnet.com... (...) new (...) the (...) lighting (...) Wouldn't line-of-sight be a problem for trains? I don't know much about Mindstorms infrared sensors specifically, but besides (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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