Notes from the Electronics SIG Zoom meeting 10 October 2024

[Hugh Norwood]

Notes from the Electronics SIG Zoom meeting 10 October 2024

Eight members attended
Tom Alexander, Dave Cooper, Graeme Dunbar, Vern Ehlke, Stephen Elliott, Stephen Rainsbury, Jeffrey Sydenham, Hugh Norwood

Hugh's addiction to making controllers remains unabated; he showed his minimalist controller dating from 2015 with its single control as a comparison to his latest offering with two rotary controls, three toggle switches and two push buttons(!) Fortunately, it does work as designed.
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Vern is looking at a couple of locos fro a friend, he is also looking at trying to contact other 009ers in the States with a view to forming a group.

Tom reported that he circuit board he designed and ordered arrived, he has assembled it and it works well. This is a lock-out device – his new layout has a socket for controllers on both the front and rear; the circuit allows only one controller to operate at a time if a second one is plugged in.

Jeffrey has assembled his modules together at home at last in his "railway room"

Dave has been considering making a motorised flat wagon to help with overcoming a loading gauge issue.

Stephen E has been preparing Dizzyworld for a forthcoming Beds and Bucks running day in Cambridgeshire. He is making a new "ride" to go on a side module; this will be motorised and have lighting and smoke.

Stephen R is working on a project using a Raspberry Pi Pico with LCD display as well as making lighting units for the modules (using 3D printed parts). He is working on the end modules for the modules to incorporate automatic reversing. Graeme shared the current state of the ScOONS end modules, which gave some inspiration.

Graeme has been kept busy with local (just remember this is Scotland we are talking about!) shows helping to represent the Society.

We pencilled in 21 Nov for the next meeting, subject to confirmation.

[Graeme Dunbar]

Thanks Hugh.

The November meeting date is now confirmed.