Whats the point?
Not a negative title- the next task on Maxstoke is to sort out the operation of the turnouts. I had anticipated digging into my stock of Fulgarex mechanisms, but these are really massively oversized for the task and the layout.
Mike Randall has been working up a mechanism to use with the MERG servo units, and having seen the size of the mini servos I have decided to try these out. The first task was to join MERG!
That done, and this morning the first Servo 4 kit arrived. For those who are not familiar with these, this little programable board allows four servos to be independantly set for speed and extent of travel, thus allowing individual adjustment for the operation of each turnout. Once set, a simple on/off switch will drive each servo to its pre-determined location.
In an insane fit of enthusiasm this evening the componants have been assembled onto the circuit board, and tested (power off). Tomorrow I'll have to pop over to Maplins to aquire a power brick to drive it and test with power on.
Unfortunately the MERG kit locker is out of stock of servos, so I will have to wait to test the driver board for real. Anyway herewith the customary pictures of the first chunk of electronics I have ever assembled.
Here we have thecomponants mounted (Except the processor)
and this is the soldered side.
I have to say that as a introduction to electronics this has been quite fun- attention now turns to the TOUs..... and that dear reader is another story!
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