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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
> Jeffrey-
>
> Of course, there's the "easy" way: Simply use two motors, linked by a wire, and
> separated by enough distance to cover the non-conductive gap caused by using a
> 7996. We have tried this and it works fine (and also improves operation
> elsewhere).
>
> -Ted
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> In lugnet.trains, Gereon Stein wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was just wondering - has anyone yet considered whether there might be a way to
> > "9voltify" the LEGO 7996 set (switched rail crossing)? I mean, there we do have
> > a very useful piece of track, however it is only usable for RC trains so far.
> > What could possibly be done about that?
> >
> > While we are at it - would there be any way to modify the RC track to work with
> > "old style" 9V trains? I know it's probably not worth taking all the pain, but
> > since I'd like a 7996 for my layout, I thought I'd ask...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jerry
Ted:
That's a great idea! Do you any pictures of your setup and how you routed the
wire between the motors? This sounds like something I would love to try.
Thanks for the tip.
-Dave
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In lugnet.trains, Dave Sterling wrote:
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That’s a great idea! Do you any pictures of your setup and how you routed
the wire between the motors? This sounds like something I would love to try.
Thanks for the tip.
-Dave
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Running wires between cars is probably not as tough as getting the lead from the
motor to the car or engine. Although LEGO made a train headlamp kit, the wire
coming off the motor connector tended to get in the way, especially on turns. We
often thought that it would be nice to route the wire through the center of the
motor pivot pin, leaving the challenge to routing the wire between trains. For
our proof of concept, we didn’t try to disguise or minimize the inter-car
connect. Conceptually, one idea might be to take tiny super magnets with a wire
lead attached to each and mount two of them side by side in place of the LEGO
magnet in each coupler. That way, when the cars couple up, electrical contact is
made at the same time. There certainly are small magnets that are more powerful
than the LEGO supplied ones.
-Ted
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