Our next meeting will be on the 21st of September at 8pm BST.
Many thanks to Iain Morrison for setting this up.
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Topic: Electronics SIG - Graeme Dunbar
Time: Sep 21, 2022 20:00 London
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I hope to attend this evening
Sorry to have missed this one - family visitors intervened !
Hope to catch the next one...
Dave
No problem Dave!
Meeting Summary:
There were four of us present.
Stephen passed on some information from the 3D SIG on printed panels for wiring layouts which included a very handy recess for switches and so on to prevent damage to them during transport and when in use and also spoke about his foray into DCC++/DCC-EX.
We also discussed re-motoring old locomotives and issues relating to older wheel profiles passing through point frogs.
Hugh let us into the secrets behind his 'Discworld Orrery' and the interlock system and electromechanical timing mechanism.
Andrew showed some of the Arduino projects he has been working on, especially his electronic freight movement card system with movement scripts stored on SD card and separate displays (LCD) for operators and public viewer information.
I have been doing some preliminary work on a motorised 'Lazy Susan' turntable for rotating my Hatton Burn pizza layout. I have small geared stepper motor and initial tests suggests it will operate at an appropriate range of speeds and provide enough torque to turn the layout.