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newbee question on ATLAS remote switches
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hmmmmmmm...............like I said, I'm a rail newbie, and am still bedding in, but you have a valid point - so is there an empirical formula on current demand based on the number of points activated together? <br /> <br />I am interested in controlling up to 8 ATLAS motors with the minimum of switchery. Diode matrices are one way, I guess. My take on the method is to have a change-over switch for each motor. The route would be kinda programmed in by throwing the switches and then activate the lot by square pulse of known length. - monostable thingy. <br />This way ALL motors would recieve a pulse, but this means that the power supplied to them is always constant. <br /> <br />I have done some experiments in this direction and found that motors change over from as low as 5V. Also, I found out that they tend to heat up rather quickly - thus validating Don's point on blown motors. <br /> <br />Any kind thoughts on the above, people, please?[bow]
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