Hi Joe, Great job with the motorised doors! they look very effective and the lighting was brilliant, loved the effect you had when the closed. All the best Tony.
Glad I stumbled across this. I laughed when you kept saying " that didn't work either ", because this is pretty much what I'm going through with a part of my project where I am trying to build a small elevating platform but, in a very limited space. It was interesting to see your thought process, and how you came to a solution for the servo positions. The door action looks very realistic, and the upper floor was such a nice addition.
ah... what a nice comment. I enjoy the challenge and then the win is greater :) It is all a learning curve .. I've never done any of this before in my life and now in my retirement, I have all the time to do all this, enjoy the process, the reward and comments like yours :) Hope your project works out for you :) Thanks
It's a work that I admire, it's really an excellent idea for opening the doors, and what's more, this light that turns on or off when the doors open or close is absolutely splendid. Bravo also for this very well built building 👌
Hello Joe 👋 Well that worked out rather well 🤩 Impressive use of servos on the doors 🚪 but the cascade lighting was different class 👀🤩 Very best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️
Whilst testing your servos, as they are facing opposite directions, all you have to do is reverse the polarity of one of them and they will both move in the same effective direction.
It is possible to also slow down the servo speed by using a FOR loop in the program, moving the servo 1° with each iteration of the loop with a very small dwell between each iteration.
Old Irish adage. Necessity. Is the Mother of invention. Very well done, Sir.
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Thank you kind sir 👍😁
Thank you I would’ve never thought of the zip ties to affix the servos. Good thinking thank you
A trick I've been using for a long time :)
Hi Joe, Great job with the motorised doors! they look very effective and the lighting was brilliant, loved the effect you had when the closed. All the best Tony.
Thank you Tony. Looking forward to our next chat :)
Just love your solutions,works well every time 👏👏💪🥰
Thanks Jan :) Always a pleasure to read your encouraging comments :)
Loving this - well done
Thank you :)
Glad I stumbled across this. I laughed when you kept saying " that didn't work either ", because this is pretty much what I'm going through with a part of my project where I am trying to build a small elevating platform but, in a very limited space. It was interesting to see your thought process, and how you came to a solution for the servo positions.
The door action looks very realistic, and the upper floor was such a nice addition.
ah... what a nice comment.
I enjoy the challenge and then the win is greater :)
It is all a learning curve ..
I've never done any of this before in my life and now in my retirement, I have all the time to do all this, enjoy the process, the reward and comments like yours :)
Hope your project works out for you :)
Thanks
Great job!
Thank you Dave :)
It's a work that I admire, it's really an excellent idea for opening the doors, and what's more, this light that turns on or off when the doors open or close is absolutely splendid. Bravo also for this very well built building 👌
@@satorrotas thanks Pascal. I enjoyed doing this one too 👍😁
@@Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway I don't doubt it 😊
Hello Joe 👋 Well that worked out rather well 🤩 Impressive use of servos on the doors 🚪 but the cascade lighting was different class 👀🤩 Very best wishes from the Emerald Isle ☘️
Glad you enjoyed it Paul. Thank you :)
Whilst testing your servos, as they are facing opposite directions, all you have to do is reverse the polarity of one of them and they will both move in the same effective direction.
Or perhaps to have a single servo opening both doors...
All I had to do is swap the values in the sketch and the servo works the other way around. Rather simple.
but that would make both doors open up together. Where's the fun in that?
Either way, I think it's a great build
Thank you so much :)
It is possible to also slow down the servo speed by using a FOR loop in the program, moving the servo 1° with each iteration of the loop with a very small dwell between each iteration.
What a great idea. Doing some research as to where in DCC-EX I can insert the code. Thanks for the idea :)