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I find batteries a pain, especially as there output isn't constant over
their lifetime, therefore I'd love to be able to power my motors from the
mains. I'd like to know what methods their are are doing this. I'd prefer a
purist option but I do know which end is the dangrous one on a soldering
iron. It also has to work in the UK, home of the three pin plug.
Ta
Steve
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| (...) Purist approach is to use a 9V train speed reg and LEGO(r) wires from the speed reg to your motor(s), possibly through the polarity reverser switch to give control. The speed reg is powered from a wall wart trafo so if you buy a UK train set (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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