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(...) That's amazing! I didn't think you'd be able to fit all that into such a tiny space, but you did a great job. Spotlighted. (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Oh ya, no doubt. I think one of the reasons for this whacky two piston, one cylinder, central combustion chamber arrangement is that in an exhaust port system, with the proper amount of lag between cylinders, you can arrange the exhaust to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> sign me up for at least 2! :) Thanks Jake! Dave K (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Heh, I've done some checking... (URL) the answer is "whatever you think is right". Minifigs are just built very un-humanly. Very thick front-to-back, very wide, or very short. Or all three. In general, people usually derive scale by minifig (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) :) Somebody learned a painful lesson, sounds like. Hope the welts have healed by now. But it's clear that the notion of LEGO not listening to its customers isn't true. Like John, I also want to thank TLG for handling this in a respectful way. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) They are probibly a lot more efficent when whey do have exhaust vales. A basic two stroke doesn't clear the cylinder of exhaust very efficiently. By opening the top of the cylinder through exhaust valves the rush of intake air will definitly (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Visit the (URL) GardenSLUG> newsgroup for more information. Hope to see you there! e (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: <snip> Total class. I am completely satisfied with TLG's statement WRT to the Maersk issue and salute them for their handling of this situation. I can't imagine a better response! Bravo, TLG! Play On! JOHN (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Are these inductors or chokes? In other RF interference suppression applications I had understood that there was no connection, just that the wire was routed through. There would still be some coupling (and back EMF?) though... Sorry I don't (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Anyone know the value of the inductors molded into the LEGO track connector wires? Considering the recommendations against (parallel wired) capacitors on the inputs to DCC decoders, then (seried wired) inductors would create a similar problem (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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All, I apologize for coming anywhere close to this subject again, but I felt it was important to share the official statement from our Corporate Communications group regarding the Maersk ship. I think the statement is pretty clear, so I'll let it (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, FTX) !!
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(...) Is 1:40 minifig scale? I'd like to ellicit a wide number of opnions because I'm just about to start building a (much smaller) minifig scale model. I assumed a minifig to be 6ft tall, giving me a ratio of 1 to 46 (rounded). The japanese are a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Well now I'll display MY ignorance... I know that a lot of 2 cycle engines are valveless but I did not think it was mandatory that they not have exhaust valves. Anyway, I am pretty sure the FM is 2 cycle, I think the Alco 244 was (but too lazy (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nuts. I did travers the thread through your post, but I missed that link completely. I wasn't until Larry's post that the engine consept hit me. I did backtrack, but I missed the link the second time though. Now I want to build one of these. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, Last Thursday (January 20, 2005) the Sacramento (CA) Bee had an article on Lego Mindstorms in a local school: (URL) it here> This Saturday they are sending a photographer out to our <www.sacbb.org Sacramento Brick Builders> meeting and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Sorry Larry, I've had far too many M&Ms today. And I just can't stop eating them. My question was in fact was serious. I didn't understand how an engine could have two cylenders share the same combustion chamber. I realized after that I asked (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Interesting, I didn't know that. I don't know about the mechanical merits/demerits of opposed pistons I suspect they have higher maintenance requirments that a conventional piston singal piston design. I also suspect that the FM application (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Coincidental. (...) I'm thinking of taking it up too. Legoswami Samarth (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ironically (1) that's exactly the same link as I gave in my post, it was just hidden by the ftx! Tim (1) OK, its probably not ironic, probably some other word (2) (2) I'm getting into this footnoting thing (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Simple - we don't make videos of all the things that *didn't* work. Only showing the successes makes it much easier to look like a genius. To expand on what Steve said, there are a couple of good ways to attach things to the Technic tread (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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