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eye test
Posted by wedudler on Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:41 PM

This was a nice one evening project. In lack of a red LED I've used a white one and painted them red. 

 

Wolfgang

Pueblo & Salt Lake RR

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Posted by GRAMRR on Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:48 PM

Wolfgang,

I LIKE IT!  Am I correct in assuming that he's picking up track power through the "board" he's standing on and therefore can do his job anywhere on the railroad?

Chuck

Grand River & Monongah Railroad and subsidiary Monongah Railway

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, January 10, 2010 1:13 PM

Whew!  For a second there, you had me worried, as I hadn't studied. Laugh 

Good idea, Wolfgang, and nicely executed, too.  If you used conductive paint, you could use a circuit board tie, properly gapped of course, right under the rails.  You'd need to remember where you placed them, though.

Wayne

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Posted by wedudler on Sunday, January 10, 2010 1:22 PM

 Flaggy is glued to a PC board tie. Here a pic from my blog.

 

There's a 1,5 kOhm resistor and three (!!) brass angles. This way I can stick Flaggy at any track. Even H0n3 track. I've used very thin magnetik wire, 0,1mm diameter.

Wolfgang

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Posted by markpierce on Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:13 PM

Deja vue

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:00 PM

markpierce

Deja vue

 

I knew that. Wink

Wayne

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