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(...) Crap, Iam an idiot, not paying attention my spelling AND, AND more importantly the correct name of the train! Thanks, I will fix the webpage (of course here(LUGNET) I am doomed to live with the mistake for internet eternity)mistakes ASAP. (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) FWIW, on the page it's "Night", and "bogey". I will probably be ordering my EN today, and am too considering options. I have quite a mix of 9V and RC stuff (in fact, about 1/2 the Lego trains back to 1980) Probably I will suck it up and buy (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ted Mainly due to the fact that the RPM will be different from each motor, meaning that one motor will be working much harder than the other, thus lessening the life of the overworked motor. Also the torque and friction is much higher in the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good question, Ted. That is what Ross did with the old 4.5 motor block-- he simply cut the ends off of a 4.5 volt wire and a 9 volt wire, spliced them together, and ran the 4.5 motor off of the power from the 9 volt train motor. JOHN (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Peter- Very cool. And "they" said it could not be done! Question: What about leaving the 9V motor unit intact and still running a wire from it to the Emerald Night's motor, giving 2 motors in parallel with more pulling power and saving the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, Benn- I'll tell you what I'd like to see-- some third party coming in and dropping in beefier motors in the existing train motor. That would be cool. Come to think of it, didn't somebody actually try that? I've heard from those in the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi gang, My web hoster has gone belly up. I'm working on getting a new website up and going this week. Kevin (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Hejsan alla glada LEGO-vänner - svenskt forum finns på www.swebrick.se
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(...) Jag har frånsagt mig det för mååånga månar sedan, dessutom flera gånger. Men ingen annan har tagit över tronen. Nu har jag i vart fall uppdaterat sidebaren... (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(URL) Designed with (URL) LSculpt> ((URL) Flickr link>) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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Does anyone have a copy of these 12 pictures? I accidentally overwrote them, and I can't find a backup! Please send me an email if you happen to have a copy. --Bram (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) ... (...) This is an interesting discussion. Keep in mind that the 9v system was also designed for kids, which is why the motors have so little pulling power. Like you, I've looked at the 8866 and figured it would be of little use to me. But I (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I replaced the 3024's + light.dat with Datshine objects. It worked well, its just that the light misses the front of the statue. (URL) about we move the spots, or add a spot aiming to the front of the statue? /Tore (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Well, I have finally made an attempt at converting my Emerald Knight to run on the 9 volt track. Using the Power Functions as show in the instructions and a non functioning train motor unit I was able to make the engine run. I gutted the motor (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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The Southern California LEGO Train Club ((URL) SCLTC>) opened its first ever show at the (URL) Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum> in Yorba Linda, California earlier this month. SCLTC joined the Train Collector Association ((URL) TCA>) in (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
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National Instruments has just released the LabVIEW Education Edition, (URL) best stuff I've ever worked with in the context of LEGO robotics. The features are so fantastic that we have succeeded with few efforts in implementing a Kalman filter to (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Non-LEGO train question
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(...) You should really get yourself an inexspensive (under $10) digital voltmeter. They are easy to use & handy for many things, like checking for dead batteries or open/broken wires. For your problem, first measure the output of the xformer. If (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, all. A CP holiday train made a stop in my town tonight. Here are some low-res pictures - I thought I would share for the benefit for you train folks, and to see if anyone has ever attempted to render it in LEGO! (URL) better reference photos are (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've fixed Town Hall problem. Now all I have to do is tidy up the files from all rem garbage. But that will have to wait until tomorrow. (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Our robots on TV
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Hi all, Just to inform you that our robots appear in a Luxembourg TV show about LEGO. You will meet GASTON, Nic_3 (briefly), LUXPAK and our robotics team. Enjoy... and don't be afraid of the Luxembourgish language. (URL) -Claude (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks, John! I figured--if nothing else--then the main train-brains here would be able to point me to a good infosource outside of LUGNET. I'll check it ou! Dave! (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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