What is the best Lego train control system?

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Building my Computer Controlled Lego Monorail Layout

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This video was a thorn in my side for over a month, the layout had been disassembled but I wanted to do a longer video with voice over. I had to use footage from as far as 4 years back, reverse other footage to make it work and make contact with a few people as well. I absolutely could not have done this project or this video on my own, I am constantly astounded with how amazing the AFOL community is. I only hope I can be as helpful to others as they have been to me.
Links (in order of mention)
Brick Replay's (Boone) guide to cleaning monorail switch tracks
• LEGO Monorail Track Fi...
NXT Screen utility
bricxcc.sourceforge.net/utilit...
My 3rd party Power Functions Servo overview
• 13$ Knockoff Lego PF S...
Vintage Lego Robotics Archive (Lego DACTA guides and software) Thanks Evan!
archive.org/details/vintagele...
Eurobricks discussion of the Lego Dacta Serial Interface and software.
www.eurobricks.com/forum/inde...
My Lego Dacta Serial Interface and Control Lab Software Retrospective
• Lego Dacta Serial Inte...
AlmightyArjen's Very Awesome RU-vid Channel
/ almightyarjen
AlmightyArjen's WIP RU-vid Channel
/ almightyarjenwip
Lego High-Speed Train 40518
www.lego.com/en-us/product/hi...
My custom Lego Power Supply
• My Custom Lego Power S...
Powering Power Functions IR receivers from a 9v Train Speed Regulator
• Power Functions IR rec...
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@BrickTsar Год назад

This is fascinating. Technology was so over priced back in the day. The amount Lego charged for the education/dacta stuff was crazy. Loved seeing your “simple” process to integrate all these different technologies

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks! Yeah anything to do with education or medical is going to be insanely overpriced, kind of sad when you think about it. I've gotten comments from teachers or students in other countries that are using the RCX and NXT era stuff nowadays since they can't afford the newer stuff. That's a good motivator for me to continue making tutorials and repair videos for that old stuff. Glad they were high quality (for the most part) and can continue to be used today

@ubervocal8777 Год назад

This is the most over the top use of Lego electronics ever! Bonus points for involving monorail!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks! I've wanted to build something like this for quite some time. Glad I stocked up on monorail parts years ago, they are crazy expensive nowadays!

@ubervocal8777 Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks Monorail tracks are almost as expensive as goats!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

@@ubervocal8777 😂😂😂

@almightyarjen Год назад

"I'm a Lego purist, but when it's something Lego hasn't made for a very long time, I'll give it a pass" Uhm, what about the frickin' old and expensive Monorail system?? :D I totally get it, don't get me wrong, haha! I didn't know the servo motors were that expensive already and that the 3rd party ones are that cheap! But man, what a project to get the whole thing going. Great explanation of how the whole thing works, well done!!!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I may be using the term "purist" in the wrong way 😅. My goal is to only use solutions which are possible with Lego products, old and new. An example being powering the PF IR receivers from the 9v train regulator, Instead of using the official converter cable and an empty battery box to make the necessary electrical connections, I made my own cables. Yes third party PF servos have opened up a ton of possibilities for me, still finding new uses for them all the time! Thank you so much for the kind words, I still go back often and watch your Automated Coal Terminal video and dream about what I may one day build from that inspiration 🙂

@glowytheglowbug Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks same im getting more and more 3rd party electronics as thats the thing thats super expensive also maybe get 3rd party radio controllers which are basically lego PF ir recievers and controllers but radio controlled.

@glowytheglowbug Год назад

advantages is the range, not affected by light levels and can go through walls

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Not sure why I didn't see these comments, I haven't tried them yet but I was curious how they worked. May have to pick a couple up for science :)

@glowytheglowbug Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks you should try! greengecko sells some mouldking sells hubs and motors along with a few others

@Entertaininglylame 11 месяцев назад

Wow this is such a cool system! It was beloved visually for me but I love the functionality!

@BatteryPoweredBricks 11 месяцев назад

The monorail system was so cool, glad I picked up a fair bit back in the day. Still I could always use more pieces 😅 but the prices are crazy nowadays 😬

@samura1s4m Год назад

This is so cool! I love the use of all different forms of Lego electronics!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Mixing old and new Lego electronics is kind of my thing, it's a fun challenge 😀

@bacadd Год назад

Super awesome! Love the combination of modern and vintage LEGO electronics. 👏🏽

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks! I loved your combination of GBC and the Dacta Control Lab Interface 😁. Always glad to see them put to good use rather than gathering dust somewhere

@frage-zeichen Год назад

Amazing collection and nice video!

@Falbk Год назад

So nice!! Great collection

@Mardigrasman23 Год назад

Man man man. I have no idea what just happened but it sure was cool

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I just call it fun 😅

@nazareth978 2 месяца назад

Well, lubricating plastic parts is always problematic, as most of the fluids leave a film, which will collect dust over time; besides it is also not known how it will damage plastic parts on a longer term. In case of slowly moving (sliding) surfaces I usually use a thin layer of graphite. If you can dismantle the switches, you can try to apply graphite too. It's quite simple: it is enough to take a soft pencil (3-6B), and shade the invisible contacting surfaces :)

@BatteryPoweredBricks Месяц назад

I would have loved to be able to disassemble and clean them. I'm not aware of anyone who has but I imagine it takes a good bit of cutting and then gluing them back together. Not something I really want to do. Graphite is a great lubricant!

@Kirtechlab Год назад

Very interesting idea and perfect execution!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks! It was a ton of fun. I used a similar concept in my "Take a ride through a ridiculous Lego train layout" video to fully automate a monorail layout with an NXT. It always been so much fun to me to combine old and new Lego electronics. I'm grateful to all the Lego fans out there for sharing the concepts and ideas I combined to create something so over the top 😅

@Kirtechlab Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks I have two or even three incomplete monorail sets - hopefully I'll create my own layout one day :)

@shaunclarke94 10 месяцев назад

The "customish" RJ12 connectors are just a standard RJ12 MMJ which you can get connectors and crimping tools for. So in theory you could get some flat 6-core telephone cable, the connectors and a crimping tool to make longer cables (being very careful you have the correct pinout at each end). I don't think the extra length would be an issue but I've also never tried this. Just thought it might help.

@BatteryPoweredBricks 10 месяцев назад

With standard connectors there won't be a clip to hold the cable in. I did order some connectors with offset clips but need to modify a crimping tool in order to use them. I haven't had the need to as of late but the option is there

@cosmoc4803 Год назад

Another great and helpful video. Glad I found you 🤣 subscribed. Do you happen to be an engineer/programmer? Thanks, now I have a lot of catching up to do.

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I've had an interest in electronics and computers my entire life. Never had any real training, I was homeschooled which gave me plenty of skills learning things on my own. Programming knowledge is actually something I'm lacking in, I learn enough to get by with each project but I'm much more comfortable with hardware 😅

@cosmoc4803 Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks very nice. I was an electrical engineer and did a lot of programming years ago. It’s something I still enjoy and automating my trains is a good way to enjoy both.

@nathanluca3072 Год назад

Aren't the nxt wires the same as the 6 pin telephone cables but with a notch on the side instead of the middle?

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

They are, and I have bought 6p6c cables and snipped of the latches before. Even then it wouldn't have helped much with this project since I needed 10 sensor ports (unless I can ever find a touch sensor multiplexer), the 8 touch sensors and the two IR Link sensors. Also it would have been a LOT of wire to run. Plus it would have been a lot of work for a temporary layout. When I did the big POV train layout recently I used couplers to combine multiple cables for the lengths I needed. "Eventually" I'll get around to making an assortment of longer cables for projects such as these

@ronaldmurphy2419 Год назад

0 dislikes this video is amazing!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks! That video was SO much work 😂. It didn't do very well when I first uploaded it but has continued to get views (a decent portion from search) over time. Glad all that work wasn't in vain 😅

@---rb7ug Год назад

my friend drive his monorail train with pf remot control and ir function. forward and backwards and stop

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Yep that's an option too!

@TheWantedone Год назад

can you share who you bought it from on ebay? i need more straight tracks too!

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I've hesitated to post a link so people don't hold me accountable for someone else's listing (not to mention variance in quality with the 3d print). The seller is currently out of stock but if you search eBay "lego monorail straight 3d printed" and click the check box for "sold listings" it will come up. I didn't mention in the video but they don't connect directly to the monorail stanchions

@jordyvt08 Год назад

How did you get these tracks and was it expensive?

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I bought them years ago on eBay and some on Bricklink, It was slightly cheaper back then. I bought lots of Mindstorms PBricks, motors and sensors and sold the stuff in good condition to help feed my addiction to Lego 😅. If you keep an eye out at all times, and use followed searches you can find good deals over time

@jose_bombadino Год назад

soo cool!!1

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

Thanks, it was quite the project! Can't wait to take it further 😀

@daniellebrumbaugh5636 Год назад

Where did you get your windows 98 I have a few mondstorms and I can't use them

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

It's fairly widely available. Archive dot org has disks for various versions of windows. I believe there are virtual machines that are ready to go for download in some places. Eventually I'd like to have a 98 VM with all of the DACTA / Mindstorms software pre-installed but haven't had time to work on it yet. I was going to use XP but even after it being abandoned for many years Microsoft is still not happy with people sharing it 🙄

@daniellebrumbaugh5636 Год назад

Thanks this will help a lot

@daniellebrumbaugh5636 Год назад

@@BatteryPoweredBricks il check it out now

@stuartmenzies3928 Год назад

To complex for me

@BatteryPoweredBricks Год назад

I like complexity 😅

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