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Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
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Date: 
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:33:48 GMT
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> I tried to use one motor with an axel going under the tracks to drive the
> other gate, but the gearing leading to the second gate uses up a bit of
> travel so the second gate always lags behind the first and can't travel far
> enough.

This wouldn't be easy to implement but how about placing the motor midway
between both gates?

Will

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  Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
 
I've been trying to build a dual one (i.e. a gate on each side of the rails), but I keep having trouble keeping the sides in synch. If I use two motors, they seem to turn at slightly different rates so the gates don't line up after a while. I tried (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)

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