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| Hey, thanks for posting this, Norbert! It's very informative and well-written. I'm going to try the epoxy. I've tried a couple of hair pieces using a cut down motorcycle helmet as a base, but because I get a one-track mind about my hobby techniques (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| Great post. I'm going to need to read through it several times. Any way you can post bigger pics, or post links to where they can be found? Thanks, James Wilson, Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| Hi John Thanks for your kind words. (...) Thanks. :) What you read is iteration 8 (or something of that order) of the document - I hoped people would find it clear, and encouraging. (...) Yeah, me too. I always want to keep things in the range of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| (...) What happens when you run it off 9V as you do? Is the capacitor getting overvoltage? Would this have an effect on long term durability? I had been thinking of playing iwth these to try to make a people mover using Racers track but without much (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| (...) A correction to the above. The cars run off of 3 volts max, not 6 volts! And the rechargable device is not a battery, but a specalized capacitor. (URL) These caps have amazing storage capacity, but are rated at 2.5v and 3v surge. The series (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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