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Re: motorized points - beating a dead horse
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 1 Dec 2000 07:37:14 GMT
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Carlo,
Thanks for the reply! Why use the hinges and 1x2 with rail plate? Is this to
strengthen the housing? In my attempts I added a 1x2 plate under the 2 hole
1x6 plate and no 1x4 tile underneth.
I can't seem to get to the automated yard picture can you reply with a diect
link to the picture?
SteveB
> If you don't mind a touch-sensor, you could try this one:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1438
> This automated point sports 1000+ cycles (175 msec switch time) without a
> glitch.
> Mario Ferrari built a sensorless (obviously without feedback) version, and
> it still performs fairly well.
> The RCX program needed is very simple (a few rows of NQC code). I can post
> it if you want.
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> BTW, I used two of them in an automated yard you can see here:
> http://www.itlug.org/
> (go to "Events", "Legofest VI")
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> Cheers
> Carlo
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 | | Re: motorized points - beating a dead horse
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| "STEVEBAR" <stevebarile@yahoo.com> wrote... (...) to (...) hole (...) diect (...) This is a link to the page (sorry, not yet translated to English). Click on the pictures to enlarge them: (URL) links to the pictures: (URL) >Mario Ferrari built a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: motorized points - beating a dead horse
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| "STEVEBAR" <stevebarile@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G4vp62.Hy8@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) hole (...) diect (...) I used the hinges to keep within the "ItLUG train modules constraints". We specified the rails to be one plate height over the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| "sebarile-MOBL" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:G4v1EK.6yF@lugnet.com... (...) problem (...) over (...) *forgiving* (...) <snip> (...) If you don't mind a touch-sensor, you could try this one: (URL) automated point sports 1000+ (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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