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Re: Any interest in high amp. Train controllers?
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 04:32:49 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
> Hey all,
>  I have been looking for new ways to help out the community much like I do with
> my custom track and I was wondering if there may be some interest in high amp
> train controllers much like the ones some train clubs all ready use.
> 
> A stock Lego train controller uses an input of .7 amps and while this is
> adequate for most, some have desired more power for there larger longer trains.
> I have recently figured out how to both up the amperage to somewhere closer to
> 1.2amps while also keeping the controller cool so that it does not over heat.
> 
> Is this something that you would be interested in for around $65 a controller?
> 
> 
> thank you for your input,
>  ondrew

As someone who has built some heavy locomotives I would be interested. What are
the main advantages of uping the amps?

Cale



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  Re: Any interest in high amp. Train controllers?
 
(...) Hi Ondrew, More power sounds nice, but I'd be even more interested in a controller than can run high-load trains all day (such as at a show) without running hot. It sounds like you're advertising this benefit as well, so I might be interested. (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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  Any interest in high amp. Train controllers?
 
Hey all, I have been looking for new ways to help out the community much like I do with my custom track and I was wondering if there may be some interest in high amp train controllers much like the ones some train clubs all ready use. A stock Lego (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)

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