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(...) Yes, this is my experience. I find that multiple motors help with traction. Speed, however, hasn't been a concern. (...) No, and if you aren't careful, you can damage them. (...) The buffers, specifically, are the round balls on each side of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) There will be an increase in power, but a decrease in maximum speed. The electrical formulas are complex because the power pack is not an ideal constant voltage source, nor is it an ideal constant current source, thus increasing the load will (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The December '99 issue of "Popular Electronics" has the first part of a two part article on the HM2007 speech recognition chip ... pretty cool if your robot can understand voice commands. - Nick - (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lid worden van LUGNET
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Ha die Ton... Yes cash sturen gaat ok Prima... Ik heb ternet met Todd geemailt over mijn aanbod en hij heeft er ook geen problemen mee. Met groet Dave Ton Reesink <reesink@casema.net> wrote in message news:FLGrL9.M3y@lugnet.com... (...) storten (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Night Lord's Castle #6097 and Model team Big Foot 4X4 Truck #5561For-Sale
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(...) Just came back from the store and picked up a few sets for someone, there are still some left of each set. I don't think the BIG FOOT Trucks will last after Thanksgiving if anyone needs them let me know Jim (runner38@aol.com) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Lego Store OPEN in Virginia
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Can someone headed out there PLEASE ask if they ship elsewhere, and if so, get their phone number? There are some sets I'd like to buy from them, but I'm in California. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Thanks (was "Questions from a trains idiot")
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(...) I've been building up an extensive links page at (URL) the link to town and trains, and see a bunch of links, categorized at least somewhat by site content. (anyone who has a town or train website who is reading, you may want to check my links (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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(...) <grim smile> Almost exactly so, and well-known in the comp. sci. end of the world as well-- architect's/coder's block. There are simply some days when, for the life of me, I -cannot- translate the user specs or requirements into anything that (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Grey brick packs (was Re: More 2000 TRU Prices)
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(...) Not available in Italy either (I just sent 10 over to Italy, along with 10 45 degree red roof packs, and the contents of 8 blue tubs - the poor postal clerk didn't like me even though I had it packed into two boxes) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hoi Dave, Hartstikke goed aanbod! Thanks! Ik had nog dollars liggen dus heb dat gewoon op de post gedaan. Ik heb dat vaker gedaan, tot nu toe zonder problemen. Groet, Ton Dave Jost <djost@cybertrails.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 3
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* * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 3 * * * Set Name St Bid Bidder 365 Wild West Scene SD 160 John DiRienzo 369 Coastguard - 60 min. 371 Sea plane SD 40 Hao-yang 376 House with Garden G1 52 Sanjay 377 Shell Station SD 35 Hao-yang 617 Cowboys - 15 min. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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I suspect that Busy Bee will not be able to help you with grey bricks. I have bought half a dozen of their mixed brick boxes. Basically, they are a mix of the blue, green, black and yellow bricks from the 4220 freestyle box. Apparently, somebody or (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | It's not my "Dark Ages" but what is it?
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I've been mostly lurking in LUGNet since its inception and came to know the term "Dark Ages" as it is commonly used here. Well, I'm not in a Dark Ages, but I'm in some kind of funk, LEGO-wise. I can't seem to sit down and build anything original. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Looking for two small pieces...
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(...) Thanks for the tip! I guess I only need the wacky apex piece now... (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet store
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(...) Blue? They look grey or white to me in the Pause database (and there is some definite blue in the picture). (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials Nov 18 - 21, 1999
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An interesting note: Phone specials _do not_ count toward the $75 threshold for receiving a free McDonalds set. -John Van Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:38342679.CAE091...ape.com... (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 2001 SW Lego
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(...) If could go back in time, and I had only about $20 in my pocket, I'd purchase Knight's Procession and Knight's Tournament again. Those 2 sets live on in my heart (if not my Lego collection.) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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Hi, Someone recently mentioned the fact that 9V tracks can only handle a limited number of motors/engines (whatever you call them). Also, puting multiple motors on the track will result in each motor getting less "juice" (current?). Is it true that (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: sending files to pbForth - results
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i tried, and indeed CRT works much better. but, when using POWER_INIT and POWER_OFF standalone, the display remains lit, showing 4th... and when running TEST_POWER from the supplied scripts, the RCX suddenly (at the fourth step) did not want to come (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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