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Strangely, I've found that one of my MOC deisel engines doesn't hold up well in 'extended service'...after a few hours, I was suffering frequent structural failures. I'd fix one failure, and find another different one around the next bend. :-( How (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Structural weakness in MOCs?
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(...) Ugg.. Zonker-man speakum truth.. I'll be sure to do testing at home too. But the good thing is that there won't be any (shouldn't be any) "unskilled handling" and "creative re-building" of stock like there was at BayLUG's first meeting, not (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Zonker Harris <ba-lego@cinnamon.com> wrote in message news:v03130301b4c520...199.28]... (...) Assuming that we have ample rolling stock, it isn't much of a problem. Just park it and put out another car/loco. Mike (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Speaking of which, until we have modules, etc for a layout with hidden controllers, does anyone have a spare 9V wire to sacrifice? What I'm thinking is that if you get a 9V wire, cut one plate off and put a plug on it, you can feed the "main" (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Electricity in layout (was Re: Structural weakness in MOCs?)
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(...) thinking is (...) feed (...) It might not. I don't like doing that cuz IMO it'll strain the 317 regulator to put out what it's supposed to. Even if it could put out 9V with a 7.5V supply, I can't imagine the current remaining the same. I know (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Electricity in layout (was Re: Structural weakness in MOCs?)
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(...) The person with a lot of experence is Dan Parker dnvpark@gte.net He has done a lot of the rerigging of the stuff for PNLTC, and likely can answer your questions...that or he knows who to ask! James P (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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