Cananyone share experiences with using optical detectors for end of track and grade crossing applications? In particular, what components did you use and what...
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seth@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:20 pm
I've started building and I'm planning ahead to wiring. I'd like to get at least the stall-motor drivers and the DCC block occupancy detectors in place. Who...
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Earl Hackett
hacketet@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:23 pm
For occupancy detectors I can recommend those made by Dick Bronson. Buy his circuit boards and components from Jamco and they cost about $5 each. And they...
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caseyj@...
cornwall9@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:26 pm
Seth,
Again, try rr-cirkits. Dick has just started making an op-det. The interface is simply a line from the logic ground (if you are using current...
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Seth Neumann
seth@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:46 pm
is rr cirkits the site reference the other reply? If not where is it? ... [Check out great fares at Orbitz!] ... -- Seth Neumann Vice President, Product...
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Seth Neumann
seth@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:52 pm
found it, thanks! So who makes the Chubb assemblies? ... [Check out great fares at Orbitz!] ... -- Seth Neumann Vice President, Product Strategy Discern...
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caseyj@...
cornwall9@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:15 pm
Sorry for the foggy response. Dick's site is: ww.rr-cirkits.com Don't forget the dash between the rr and cirkits. That is the correct url.
Regards,
Nick...
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DAVID METAL
dmetal@...
Jun 2, 2001 1:15 pm
Seth I have been using a simple design for end of track detection. It consists of a photo resistor (Radio Shack package) with one end connected to ground, in...
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Donald Wood
Easeeinterface@...
Jun 2, 2001 1:34 pm
Hi Seth Don Wood of EASEE Interfaces is the onbly authorized distributor of assembled and test Chubb Cards. I also offer kits. Be sure that any detector that...
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Ed & Judi Loizeaux
loizeaux@...
Jun 3, 2001 2:43 pm
... Whatever happened to ECO Works in Michigan? Wasn't he an authorized Chubb dealer? At least a few years ago....
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E Corbiere
capecodtrains@...
Jun 4, 2001 12:09 am
Gang, I've finally made some progress on the electrical side. I've built a small detector test bench with track and one ODMB for testing optimized detectors...
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Donald Wood
Easeeinterface@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:49 pm
Hi Eco Works and AIA both decided that their career paths would lead them to new adventures The owner of ECo has gone on to become a Missionary pilot and AIA...
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Paul Cesak
pcesak@...
Jun 5, 2001 2:42 am
Congratulations Eben. Now the fun starts. And now...you have 2 hobbies. Model RR'ing and Electronics. Awesome. Grins Paul Cesak Visit my website @ ...
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E Corbiere
capecodtrains@...
Jun 5, 2001 2:26 pm
Gang, I'm looking for some surplus input and output cards, preferably assembled. Please reply off-list with what you have and price. I also have some extra...
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Stephen Bartlett
sbartlet@...
Jun 5, 2001 11:59 pm
Eben, I would be interested in at least one of your extra USIC chips. Steve B....
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Stephen Bartlett
sbartlet@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:25 am
Oooooooopssss!!! That was just supposed to go to Eben. "Sorry about that, Chief." SB...
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John Plocher
john.plocher@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:46 am
In the Chubb CMRI books, he shows the wiring of a DPDT/co toggle switch to control a turnout and give feedback info to the computer as to its "locked/unlocked"...
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John Shankland
jns@...
Jun 7, 2001 4:29 am
... Hi John, I have never done this but here is how I would try it. First, I believe that Chubbs method was designed to be simple with local control only. ...
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Nick Kulp
cornwall9@...
Jun 7, 2001 11:08 am
Listers, I have been away from programming for at least 10 years now and the ability to write code has dwindled away with the non-use. Once I could write code...
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Alan Anderson
kaprod@...
Jun 7, 2001 12:09 pm
John, Could the dispatcher have a two position toggle that "locks" or "unlocks" the turnout? This toggle could simply supply power to the push buttons located...
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DAVID METAL
dmetal@...
Jun 7, 2001 12:28 pm
Nick I have found some on WWW.HALF.COM part of ebay. Dave Metal GRAMPS RAILROAD On Thu, 7 Jun 2001 04:08:03 -0700 (PDT) Nick Kulp <cornwall9@...>...
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Tom Turner
tturner@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:00 pm
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cornwall9@...
Jun 7, 2001 6:09 pm
Listers, Thanks for all of the help everyone. I went to www.half.com and found more books on Qbasic than I imagined. I bought 3 for less than $25.00 including...
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Drew McGhee
drm6@...
Jun 7, 2001 8:05 pm
Greetings to the group, First off let me let everyone that I'm an "armchair" C/MRI user at this point. But, based upon what I understand, why use the togle to...
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David Gibbons
rrgibbons@...
Jun 7, 2001 10:40 pm
Hello All, A follow-up to Drew McGhee's (and others) comments on local control of turnouts: CAUTION - WORDINESS ALERT! In arranging controls for Turnouts there...
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dale.gloer@...
Jun 8, 2001 2:22 pm
Drew, you got it right! If the switch machine is to be controlled by the CMRI interface for some operations, then use it for everything. Don't complicate the...
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tcrone@...
Jun 10, 2001 3:36 am
I'm not sure what kind of turnouts you are trying to use but on my layout I am presently using snap relays to control tortoise motors from the computer or from...
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Doug Geiger
dgeiger@...
Jun 11, 2001 5:33 pm
... Did you buy QBasic or QuickBasic books? There is a difference in the dialect. -Doug Geiger...
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caseyj@...
cornwall9@...
Jun 12, 2001 3:23 am
Doug,
The books I got were Qbasic. I didn't know the the difference was that great. Are they useless. I am using version 4.5 Quickbasic.
Nick
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Stephen Bartlett
sbartlet@...
Jun 12, 2001 12:05 pm
Nick, Don't give up on them; they will be of help. I think the difference is not so much in dialect as in the fact that with Quickbasic you can compile your...
