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Re: 4.5V? 9V? 12V?
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:19:47 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Joe Strout wrote:
In lugnet.technic, Jordan Bradford wrote:

Buy one of <http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3804&cn=55&d=13&t=5 these>
and have at it! (It's 9V, like all new TECHNIC models.)¬¬ Or get
<http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=K9916&cn=55&d=13&t=5 this kit> (you get
extra parts).

I said {simple} electronics!  If I had the time and money for a Mindstorms
set, I wouldn't be asking the question.  :)

Anyway, it seems rather overkill to buy an entire robotics kit when I just
want to be able to turn on a (Minifig-scale) porch light from the other side
of the layout.  Is there really no easier way to do it?

Well, you can turn lights on and off using polarity reversor.

http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/5120-1?withpics=yes

You can use 9V cables to run the power across the setup.

Use a simple 9V battery box plus batteries for power.

Use whatever you want for lamps.


(I do appreciate the info from both respondents that LEGO seems to have
settled on 9V circuitry.  I'll focus my search there.)

Yes, stick to 9V, and buy what you need on bricklink.com

Kevin



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  Re: 4.5V? 9V? 12V?
 
(...) I said simple electronics! If I had the time and money for a Mindstorms set, I wouldn't be asking the question. :) Anyway, it seems rather overkill to buy an entire robotics kit when I just want to be able to turn on a (Minifig-scale) porch (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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