# Simple vehicle controls

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [October 4, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338 "2017-10-04T14:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TacticalPteridactyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@TacticalPteridactyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TacticalPteridactyl)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338/1 "2017-10-04T14:33:31Z")

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Sometimes it’s nice to have a frame with a battery and a light.  
We shouldn’t need a welder to install a simple switch.

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338/2 "2017-10-04T14:35:15Z")

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Have you tried the electronic control unit?

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**Author:** ![TacticalPteridactyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@TacticalPteridactyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TacticalPteridactyl)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338/3 "2017-10-04T15:05:49Z")

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That requires even more skill than standard controls do,  
bear the same tool requirements,  
and possess no advantage over standard controls that I can discern.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/simple-vehicle-controls/14338/4 "2017-10-04T16:58:14Z")

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So like, “control panel”, requires electronics type stuff to build and install, can turn things on and off but not drive. Sounds reasonable.