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(...) Running out of 9v wires is a common problem! The bulk bricks section of Lego Shop At Home still has individual 9cm 9v leads for the rather steep price of £3.99 each (item no. 5041). I'm sure they used to do some 28cm leads as well, but they (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi, Just a "heads-up" for anyone intending to go to this - we went to yesterday's show and arrived about 3PM. The queue stretched out onto the public road and staff were turning away anyone without a pre-purchased ticket or season pass! Apparently (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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(...) The dial just bridges tracks on a PCB. It uses an in-line resistor packet as a 'ladder', which controls the input to a voltage regulator IC (on a big heatsink). The output of that goes back to the controller for forward/reverse switching. I've (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Jason J. Railton (<GLtzDM.30A@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:53:46 (...) Ah. I was wondering if you wanted to run an RCX off the track. I think I'd use the Control Centres that I have for constant 9V. Although I've been collecting (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Well what you'll miss is your nice trains as they go flying off at the corners! The point is to still use the train controller for its primary purpose, to whit, controlling trains. But, to also tap off the main supply a steady 9V for running (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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