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Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:20:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
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- No electric plates in years
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These are apparently
still available from customer support in Europe.
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Ross-
Gee, I’ve despaired of getting any 9V electric plates for a long time. Last I
look there were some in Spain or Hungary, but that was about it. I wonder how
someone in the US places an order in France?
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- No Technic sets using 9V anything
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The 8421 crane definitely uses the
new 9V motor, and a new (apparently studless) battery box has appeared in
some photos of the recently announced Technic sets, so I think 9V is still
very much alive and well in Technic. Also 9V items are still available from
LEGO Educational outlets.
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Ross-
OK, so “almost no”. Certainly not in any post-Christmas Target sales that feed
the BrickLink beast!
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:(
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- A new Mindstorms that doesn’t use the existing 9V wire/battery/motor/ight system
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Doesn’t *include* existing 9V system. Again,
LEGO has announced a converter available from LEGO Educational that will
allow old 9V motors and sensors to be used with NXT.
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Ross-
That will make institutions that have bought a bazillion old motors happy.
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- All the train items on lego.com listed as not available or back ordered
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Or discounted.
So while I agree things are looking bad for 9V trains, I think your
conclusions about 9V Technic (and other 9V generally) are a little off the
mark.
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Ross-
My best judge of how the mainstream is going is to see what’s available in new
condition on BrickLink. I find the fact that straight track is selling way over
the per piece in a box price and that no one is dumping curve track fairly
telling.
-Ted
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| "Ted Michon" <ted@scltc.org> wrote in message news:IwtA9E.oJw@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] You have to find a "ship to" address in France. I ordered a bunch of stuff from LEGO Sweden a fair number of years ago and had (...) (18 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) These are apparently (URL) available> from customer support in Europe. (...) The (URL) 8421 crane> definitely uses the new 9V motor, and a new (apparently studless) battery box has appeared in some photos of the recently announced Technic (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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