electronic question who to make break lights work ?

[mcevoyi]

Hi all

Long shot
..has any one worked out how to make break lights work when a tank slows down
has it been done ?

Iain

[Ad Lav]

It does it on my Leopard... I'm sure it can be done.

[ausf]

I have it on both my JS-2 and T-34, using the Tamiya Russian MFUs.

My Kettenkrad has it as well using El Mod Thinktank, but that only flashes the light when it stops, where as the Tamiya system keeps the light on until you hit the throttle.

It's probably an easy electronic solution, but you could alway pggyback a servo to the throttle, at center depressing an on switch, whenever it moves from neutral, the switch goes off.

[Tankbear]

When I was a kid the scaletrix cars had brake lights which was a little circuit with a capacitor when the motor was powered would charge up the capacitor then when throttle cut the capacitor discharged through a red LED.

Just don't ask me for a diagram as I haven't a clue

[tomhugill]

When I was a kid the scaletrix cars had brake lights which was a little circuit with a capacitor when the motor was powered would charge up the capacitor then when throttle cut the capacitor discharged through a red LED.

Just don't ask me for a diagram as I haven't a clue

Funny I was just thinking about these as a potential solution! I'm sure I've got some back at my parents that could be sacrificed.