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Re: Power control for trains...
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Sun, 6 Jun 1999 21:38:13 GMT
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volg@=nospam=uswest.net
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Fred thos new 8x8 without corners look l9ike PERFECT AT-AT
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ba-lego@cinnamon.com wrote:
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> Z says:
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> > My initial experiments have met with limited success. ...
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> <snip all that stuff about electronics that I don't understand...> ;-)
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> I still think it would perhaps be a good idea to hide the power source for
> the trains away from the public's hands. If they can't access the control
> unit, they can't make the trains go too fast. We could put it against a
> wall, out of reach.
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> But if you want the public to play with the trains, I like the idea of
> limiting the speed like you are trying to do. I'm sure you'll figure it
> out. Or, there is always the mechanical way to limit speed--(and for my
> lack of electronic knowledge), maybe build a stop for the unit that
> restricts the movement of the controller to a lesser-than-full-throttle
> amount.
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> Either way, you certainly don't want to ruin any of your drive units, eh? ;-)
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> I picked up two small Rock Raiders the other day at TRU, just to see what
> those new parts were. Has anybody seen them? They are like 8x8 plates
> (maybe 8x12--I don't have them here with me to check...) with all corners
> missing (about 2x2 from each corner) and a raised dish area in the middle
> (up by one plate thickness.) I guess they have potential, but they are also
> on the side of Town Jr. There is also a piece like a sled--totally Town Jr!
> It's like two long skis with cross members built in already. Perhaps good
> for a helicopter or Santa's Sleigh, but very Jr.
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> FYI IMHO
>
> Fred
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| Z says: (...) <snip all that stuff about electronics that I don't understand...> ;-) I still think it would perhaps be a good idea to hide the power source for the trains away from the public's hands. If they can't access the control unit, they (...) (27 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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