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| I was hoping that the Ambassadors would make a new post to town, train, and announce, especially since they just announced a poll for Star Wars sets for 2009. While we wait for their post, I might want to add that the suggested sets should be aimed (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Tormod Askildsen appointed Head of LEGO Community Development
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| The LEGO Group is boosting its support of the LEGO Community by appointing Tormod Askildsen as the new dedicated Head of LEGO Community Development. Tormod takes over from Richard Stollery who will now focus on the LEGO Club and other consumer (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce) !
| | | | | Re: LEGO TV on Comcast on Demand
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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)
| | | | | Re: LEGO TV on Comcast on Demand
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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)
| | | | | Re: LEGO TV on Comcast on Demand
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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)
| | | | | Re: The Future of Trains
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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)
| | | | | Re: The Future of Trains
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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)
| | | | | Re: The Future of Trains
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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)
| | | | | Re: The Future of 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)
| | | | | Re: The Future of 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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