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Re: Some help or advice requested
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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:44:44 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Owen Dive wrote:
  
So, my first question is can I use two switches, linked together such that switch A is Forward when switch B is Off, and switch A is Off when switch B is Reverse, similar to what the pneumatic fanatics do to eliminate dead space at the top of a pneumatic switch (see http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/Computing/p6040061.jpg for an example), or will I get into trouble with short circuiting stuff and blow something up?

It would depend on how much of the dead band you eliminate. Cleaning up bookmarks I came a cross this which might work:

http://staff.science.uva.nl/~leo/lego/motorswitch.html



Jetro



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