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(...) Plus the four Lions Gate Models CDs of original model building instructions, which I produce. Kevin ---...--- Custom LEGO building instructions and models: (URL) Instructions (URL) instructions ($$) (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) If the eBay powers-that-be would have been involved you would get a page that says the auction number is not valid or does not exist. Since you can see the auction ended it is because time ran out for the auction with no bids. In terms of a (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ugh. That's pretty crappy. What a jerk... Dave! (19 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) he has more running right now of the same thing. John P (19 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Alexander Farlie wrote: ***big snip*** (...) On the plus side, the auction ended without a bid. I only glanced at it, so I don't know if it was terminated by the eBay powers-that-be, or if it truly lapsed without interest. (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've email Lego about this several times. They don't seem to care. (19 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(Note to Moderators, If this post is not appropriate please fell free to remove it.) Dear TLG, I note the following EBAY auction: (URL) seller claims: "THIS DISC IS NOT AN UNAUTHORISED COPY.THE COPYRIGHT OF THE CONTENT IS EITHER, OWNED BY THE (...) (19 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Steve, Thanks very much! I'm having a blast watching the retro LEGO Sport movies. Hard to believe that they were brickfilming even back when I was only three. The Racing movie was hilarious. Oh, and enjoyed watching your video of PDX, too! (...) (19 years ago, 6-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) This is awesome. Sometimes the comcast menus can be a little daunting to find something like this. You don't know the menu items do you? I'll be looking for it once I get home. (19 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Very cool--especially for those of us using satellite TV and don't have Comcast. I do like the use of the 9V trains in the opening theme...too bad the 9V line is being discontinued... I love seeing the 2007 LEGO commercials!!! Scott (19 years ago, 4-Dec-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Benn- In my experience keeping SCLTC trains running for the last 6 years (including a 10 week, 6 day a week show every year), what kills the train motors is erosion of metal contacts that pick up electricity from the rails. The contacts wear (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) One evening, way back in 1991, I was pushing a baby stroller thru Toys R Us. My son, Graham, 2 years old, in the stroller. We went over to the toy train area - because I was looking forward to the day in the futrure when we could (...) (19 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) You are right, the main limitation probably comes from wall wart... You are essentially right for the 0.7A current (though it is not hard limit, rather a safety one). Philo (19 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Australian LEGO wall wart is marked 10V @ 7VA on the secondary. I don't recall all the stuff I learnt about the relationship between VA and W, but that seems to me to indicate about 0.7A. I believe this generally reduces as load increases, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I did some research on this several years ago. At the time it was to pursue the idea of wider radii curves. But now it's of even more interest with the 9v track going away. I drew up several different ideas, and even contacted someone in a (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I apologize for the inability (both in time and mental stamina) to read this entire thread. But I feel the need to offer an easily-backwards compatible alternative to the power supplies thus far mentioned... No need to recharge underpowered (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) At BayLTC we usually run four train motors on one loop using stock Controller with a 1.2 amp wall wart. Bruce (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The linear regulator inside is a 1.5A version if I remember well, but I may be wrong. Cross posted to lugnet.trains trying to get train guru opinion... Philo (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Philo kindly corrected me, pointing out that the NXT outputs are regulated down to 1 A, so you couldn't run a dual-truck train all the way to stall. You could still get a good bit of the way there, however. Does anyone know what the peak (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Ah, thank you - so running two stalled train motors would exceed the NXT output, but running one train motor up to a stall conditions should be fine. Out of curiosity, along with the output limitations on the NXT (1 A) and RCX (500 mA), does (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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