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| (...) I would also guess between 100,00 and 150,000 pieces based on the volume of your collection compared to mine. I have a fairly accurate count using the Lugnet DB. Do you know how many sets you have? You might be able to use that to guess along (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I timed the file reading/parsing portion of the model load. It would have been more difficult to time the actual amount of time spent inside fgets/myFgets, so realistically it's likely that myFgets is even slower in comparison to fgets. The (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| (...) Well, if this is indeed the case, then we should ask LEGO to give us a more accurate Special Edition AT-ST that has the correct working knee joints and such. Also, making octagonal pieces like in the side cannons in the picture that you posted (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hi Gary, thanks for pointing me to that thread! There are indeed interensting news about this set these weeks... Since there was indeed a copy for sale recently, with the panels still sealed in the original LEGO polybags: (URL) (eBay auction (...) (12 years ago, 1-Mar-13, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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| (...) There is some wisdom to this. I can see it. I too used to derive quite a bit of inspiration from "random finds" while sifting through piles of pieces in search of something else. I find though, that larger projects, and particularly robots, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) it (...) Internet (...) Don't worry, I won't *think* of trying a NetScrape product :) They annoy me to death, just like Outlook and Outlook Express and how hard to use they are. Especially with their insisting on using a variable-width font. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Hey Rob, It would be safer to place a regular doide in series with this if the voltage is going to be reversed some of the time. But the circuit shown in the link handles reverse voltage up to 9v fine. The LED acts as a reverse protection (...) (16 years ago, 24-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I appreciate the links and information. I was looking at your stuff before (VERY cool) I posted, but I have always wanted to mess with this type of stuff. You have some neat stuff and I will probably come knocking at your door when I (...) (16 years ago, 22-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Great idea. I hadn't thought about whether Tom was going to use a variable speed control. I just assumed batteries for some reason. Have you had any brightness issues with the seemingly low 15mA output for multiple LEDs or are you hooking 1 to (...) (16 years ago, 24-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) If the voltage is going to vary, don't use a resistor as current source, consider a current regulator instead. That way the LED stays brightly lit over a wide voltage range without getting burned out at max voltage. This works for one or more (...) (16 years ago, 24-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) For the DIYers out there: (URL) LED Resistor Calculator> For quick results without having to think: You can run 1 (2.1v) LED from 9v if you hook up a 390 ohm (1/4 watt) resistor between one lead of the LED and the power source. You can run 2 (...) (16 years ago, 22-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I realize that this is an old post, but I jut found it...If I want to hook up a bunch of LED's (say they are 2.1 volt and I want to hook up 10) to a 9v system, what do I need to do? Only hook in four at a time or something like that? I could (...) (16 years ago, 22-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| No LEGO in the Wal-Mart flyer. No LEGO in teh Canadian Tire flyer, but they have a storage system on sale. Blue bins that fit on a rack. I prefer containers with lids to keep the dust out, but it would work for those with less dusty homes. TRU flyer (...) (12 years ago, 3-Mar-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| (...) but that would be mangling the messages... which means when you reply to that message, with it's [...], the subject will not be the same as it would have been if you replied from the web interface or NNTP... I guess we could set up an incoming (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| Before I say anything else, I want to point out that as the author of LDView my comments here are necessarily biased. So keep that in mind as you read them. (...) I disagree that it's not useful to have the unofficial parts in another directory. (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| (...) Boy answering a 9 year old thread... I just got involved with this one this week with the LEGO Archives and Collections folks in Billund. They are investigating this one. I tend not to think that this was a job done by the WDR TV folks, but (...) (12 years ago, 1-Mar-13, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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| I was in Target yesterday. Spotted a Railway Express that was missing about 80% of the pieces. There was no discount sticker, so I took it to the cashier to see what kind of discount I could get. Cashier calls the manager, who sends someone to the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) Well the other thing to consider is that with the adoption of the standard header on DAT files, there really is no *need* to store unofficial files in a different sub-directory, because programs will be able to tell which files are unofficial (...) (18 years ago, 1-Mar-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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