I think I would also try to let it run on rechargeable batteries and make it portable. I roughly estimated you need about 5W for all chess pieces which is not all that much. It only needs to operate for a few hours and when pieces disappear from the board, it will draw less power.
Michel On Friday, June 22, 2012 10:32:14 AM UTC+10, Tony Adams wrote: > > The chess timer idea did pop up at one point when it seemed it needed > more software, along with the idea of an extra 6 pieces with numeric > tubes that would be placed on the board to use it as a clock when it > wasn't in use for chess - but I managed to resist...;) > > Tony. > > > On Jun 22, 12:14 am, Michel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not really, we just make him work harder :-) > > > > Add some copper piping here and there and you got yourself an amazing > > steampunk chess game! > > > > Michel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, June 22, 2012 9:03:01 AM UTC+10, OrangeGlow wrote: > > > > > Now you've done it! He'll never finish it. ;-) > > > > > Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/He-gdWedDToJ. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
