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400K Milestone

dougw

400K+ !

Congratulations on reaching into uncharted territory above 400,000 points.

There doesn't seem to be much fanfare for this milestone, but it is a monumental achievement nonetheless.

This sets a great example for other members to learn from and emulate.

Keep it up...

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  • Awesome.  Invaluable helper and some great, useful projects - I loved building the Cyclops and getting it working to measure the Bombe motor speed. 

  • in reply to Andrew J

    Hi Andrew,

     

    It's exciting seeing your project take shape too currently, so it's awesome you joined the site : ) That's a really cool use for Cyclops that you mention - I could not have predicted it would be used for that! : )

    It's been a couple of years since I went to Bletchley, so will definitely have to visit sometime soon - it must be nice in summer. If I improve the code for it (been meaning to add a feature), I'll bring along a replacement chip for you.

  • in reply to shabaz

    Let me know and I’ll gladly give you a tour around - it’s TNMOC you should visit, on Bletchley Park, rather than Bletchley Park itself, they are separate institutions. 

     

    I’ve been meaning to get into the code and see if I could increase the resolution in some way.  The Bombe motor runs at 600RPM and Cyclops was measuring this at 540 or 600RPM, mostly 540.  Independent check measured it at 580RPM.  As I guess you find, there’s always something else to be done first image

  • in reply to shabaz

    That’s brilliant, thanks.  I’d looked quickly at the time to see if there was a quick fix, but then put it to one side as I got on with my project.  I think it will be really useful with the improved accuracy, as the Bombe is full of rotating parts, none of which move particularly fast.  Not just that - the mechanical one we’ve used so far does require someone to stick their hand into the machine to hold it against a rotating rod!  I’ll download the update and let you know how it goes.

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  • in reply to shabaz

    That’s brilliant, thanks.  I’d looked quickly at the time to see if there was a quick fix, but then put it to one side as I got on with my project.  I think it will be really useful with the improved accuracy, as the Bombe is full of rotating parts, none of which move particularly fast.  Not just that - the mechanical one we’ve used so far does require someone to stick their hand into the machine to hold it against a rotating rod!  I’ll download the update and let you know how it goes.

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