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Re: Some more infos on new trains (they were partly presented in Frechen/Germany)
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:08:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
> To play devil's advocate for a moment - how is the situation different from the
> conversion from 4.5V to 12V? That needed conductor rails, points, crossing,
> motor and transformer.
In the past 4.5V trains could have short baseplates with a 4 or 6 wheeled
motor only. The now IR trains can only have 8 wheels and only a 30 stud long
baseplate.
In the past even 12V trains could be converted to 4.5V. Now not all 9V trains
can be converted to IR trains, only those with a 30 stud baseplate.
Why would someone convert a 12V train back to 4.5V? During the upgrade from
4.5V to 12V many people still used the 4.5V trains mixed with 12V. Sometimes
mayby want to exchange motors to have an 4.5V train run on 12V and a 12V train
converted back to 4.5V. So both trains can be on the tracks.
Now this is not possible to convert evey 9V train back to IR.
Niels
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