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Re: Unusual sets: 8376/4400 in Canada
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Sun, 19 Oct 2003 01:25:11 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John Guerquin wrote:
> it doesn't have the auxiliary 3rd output on the receiver.
> Instead, the paddles on the bottom of the transmitter are used
Aw, that sucks! The third output is like a little dream feature they put
in-back when we got the 5600, everyone said, "Boy, this sucks!" and listed off
all the features they really wanted: Modular motors, RC receiver, steering
servo, removable wheels, ability to integrate technic. And when the 8475 came
out, it was like as if they'd cut and pasted all of our rtl posts into some
market requirement document and added even MORE to it by putting in that third
output.
Taking it out seems kinda stupid--adding a cheap thrill at the expensive of the
useful output. As the author of that brickshelf page says, it's nothing kids
couldn't figure out on their own!
> Has anyone actually seen this set in Toronto yet?
Yes, there were at least four at the Radio Shack in Square One, Mississauga.
Calum
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| (...) Thanks for the news Calum! However, the 8376 has one key difference from the 8475 (not 8375): (URL) it doesn't have the auxiliary 3rd output on the receiver. Instead, the paddles on the bottom of the transmitter are used to get the car to do a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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