Interfacing cheap R/C board - SUCCESS!

[Don Bruder]

finally managed to get a couple wires stuck to the pins of the decoder
chip so I can tap it directly, and even managed to do it without cooking
anything off with the iron in the process! YAY!

Project is nearing completion - I've got perfect operation.

Now I need to figure out a way to house it that's reasonably
weather-tight (it's intended to be an "outdoors" thing), but doesn't
involve spending any money. So far, the only cost has been time - all
materials have come out of "The Pile". I'd *REALLY* like to keep it that
way if I can figure out a way to make it happen.

<eyes an old tupperware container with no lid...>

 

[Rich Grise]

finally managed to get a couple wires stuck to the pins of the decoder
chip so I can tap it directly, and even managed to do it without cooking
anything off with the iron in the process! YAY!

Project is nearing completion - I've got perfect operation.

Now I need to figure out a way to house it that's reasonably
weather-tight (it's intended to be an "outdoors" thing), but doesn't
involve spending any money. So far, the only cost has been time - all
materials have come out of "The Pile". I'd *REALLY* like to keep it that
way if I can figure out a way to make it happen.

<eyes an old tupperware container with no lid...>

Get one out of the kitchen, and when your wife asks about it, say "It
must have got knocked off the dishwasher rack and up against the heating
element. Got a big hole burned in it, so I just tossed it. <wink, wink,
nudge, nudge>". ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich