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Arduino vs 555 Timer - Tiny Slot Car Racers -- Episode 492

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"Should have used a 555!" A special breed of makers often boasts in comments about simple Arduino projects. But are they right or wrong..or is there more to it besides a simple choice? Clem finds out with a fun-only project so nobody can argue about its purpose! A tiny electronic slot racing tabletop game! Once built with a 555 timer circuit and rebuilt with an Arduino and some simple code. Both perform the same function..but which one is better?

 

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  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to celcius1 +3
    Thanks for the tips, I built it purely from my memory of how a slotcar looks on the underside, andhad to make some changes to make it fit my desired parts. Haven't seen a real slotcar in person foar at…
  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to kmikemoo +3
    thanks, sometiomes its nice to get away from programming and build purely with descrete parts..but after troubleshooting that curcuit you remember why programming is so much easier to debug.
  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago +3
    I recall that the Matchbox cars had solid spring-loaded pick-up shoes as opposed to the braid pick-ups. You can see them at around 6:36 into this video: Powertrack Car Service / Speedtrack https://youtu…
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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 4 years ago

    mayermakes  I love it!  While I love the Arduino, I'm often more impressed with the elegance of a discrete component circuit.  That which looks like it should be simple rarely is as easy as it seems at first.

    I also like that you went for the aesthetics of the mountain raceway first. image  Great job building it all from scratch!

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    kmikemoo over 4 years ago

    mayermakes  I love it!  While I love the Arduino, I'm often more impressed with the elegance of a discrete component circuit.  That which looks like it should be simple rarely is as easy as it seems at first.

    I also like that you went for the aesthetics of the mountain raceway first. image  Great job building it all from scratch!

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    mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    thanks, sometiomes its nice to get away from programming and build purely with descrete parts..but after troubleshooting that curcuit you remember why programming is so much easier to debug.

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