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Well I posted this announcement at the http://save.9vtrains.com site...
Personally, I have to say that I have doubts that any battery powered system
will meet the needs of clubs doing shows. Even a robust, rechargable battery
system has considerable limitations.
Minimally a battery powered system would have to pull a 6 wide consist of 10-12
cars for at least an hour to even be considered viable for a show. And that
doesn't even address 8 wide (We have run both on our layouts).
Then their is cost, ease and speed of recharging, how they are controlled
(Please not IR...), etc.
Finally, I guess this means a change of direction for the whole 9vtrains.com
domain. "Save" doesn't really seem to fit anymore does it? I want to find
another way to support the community, if anyone has in idea on how I can
transform what has been built in terms of functionality for save 9vtrains into
something that has value for the community please let me know.
-Eric
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| (...) Absolutely. So does powering the system through the rails, actually - in order to control multiple trains you need carefully isolated sections of track (which LEGO never made in the first place) and rigorous control, as well as booster (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains) !
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| Eric, I am considering buying stock in battery manufacturing. How about you? I have probably already spent a considerable sum of money on powering my Mindstorms robots. Maybe someone will design a butane based fuel cell that will work. Or perhaps a (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The topic of battery life and pulling power came up today - (URL) click here> for that thread. Hopefully it can address some of your concerns. (URL) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| I'm posting this on behalf of Richard Stollery, head of LEGO Community Development: LEGO 9V Train Communication Billund, Oct. 1st ’07 Dear all, Many of you are aware of the on-going discussions on the 9V train system. We would like to thank you all (...) (17 years ago, 1-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce) !!
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