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Subject: 
(Update)Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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Date: 
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:56:24 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Daniel Siskind writes:
<snipped discussion about why LEGO lights are dim>
> My 2 cents worth to solve the problem of dim lights: why not not try using a
> plug-in transformer from one of the train sets?  Not only will this support a
> large load of lights, but you will actually have complete remote control over
> the whole light array and never needlessly drain batteries.

Well, James Powell was kind enough to send me a transformer out of his
spares(1), and I hooked it up this weekend as a test.  Long and short of it:
the lights are significantly brighter with the transformer.

Which is cool, because now I don't have to turn the (room) lights out when I'm
showing off my castle. ;)  I still haven't checked to see how it turns out in
pictures, though.

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/

1:in exchange for credit in my next sale.  Thanks James!



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  Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
 
(...) plug-in transformer from one of the train sets? Not only will this support a large load of lights, but you will actually have complete remote control over the whole light array and never needlessly drain batteries. Dan (27 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)

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