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Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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Date: 
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 06:10:24 GMT
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James Brown wrote in message ...
In lugnet.castle, Daniel Siskind writes:
I'm using the larger battery box.  I haven't tried multple boxes yet, • mostly
because I haven't dug up 6 spare batteries yet.  I will try it when I get • a
chance, and let people know the result.

My 2 cents worth to solve the problem of dim lights: why not not try using • a
plug-in transformer from one of the train sets?  Not only will this • support a
large load of lights, but you will actually have complete remote control • over
the whole light array and never needlessly drain batteries.

I'm not using one because I don't have one. ;)
If I ever see a train with enough castle-applicable parts to interest me, • at a
good discount, I may get one.  Until then, I shall rely on the battery box.
Unless there's some altruistic train-head out there with too many of these?


Ask in Buy Sell Trade, you will get a response. Many trainheads have way too
many (Larry P. always pipes up that he will sell one).

Another option, go to Radio Shack and get a wall wart with a 9v connector,
and connect it to the terminals in a small battery box (now is anyone going
to claim that's a non-LEGO pure solution? You are replacing a component
which LEGO provides for you to use, but doesn't sell. Hmm, does that make
any LEGO creation using battery boxes impure?)

Frank



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  Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
 
(...) <grin> The reason I didn't bother asking in BST would be because I'm not actually interested enough to *pay* for one. Besides, my budget for non-retail Lego is woefully slim right now, so I'm going to spend it on pieces, not wiring. :) James (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)

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  Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
 
(...) I'm not using one because I don't have one. ;) If I ever see a train with enough castle-applicable parts to interest me, at a good discount, I may get one. Until then, I shall rely on the battery box. Unless there's some altruistic train-head (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)

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