 | | Power Functions —Dan Berladyn
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| | | Hi all, I am surprised that there isn't more discussion on this topic. LEGO introduces a new electrical system, there is some hype for a few months before it comes out and then that's it. No one seems to be discussing it, doesn't anyone have any (...) (17 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Power Functions —Mervyn Tomb
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| | | | | (...) I can see your point. I'd say the four wire system made the new bulldozer easy to control with one infra red controller. But is it not the case that each function is switched off when a the next function is activated? I personally prefer the (...) (17 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | Re: Power Functions —Jean-Marc Nimal
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| | | | | | | (...) Well, consider the IR receiver is just one module sitting between the battery box and the motor; and nothing prevents anyone from replacing that with whatever they want; be it radio or bluetooth. Hopefully TLC will do something like that; but (...) (17 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | Re: Power Functions —Dan Berladyn
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| | | | | | No, you're not understanding how the system works. LEGO could have easily have made this very same system using the old two wire connector. The extra two wires don't do anything special. The more I think about things, the more turned off I am (...) (17 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Power Functions —Rob Hendrix
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| | | | | | | "Dan Berladyn" <dberladyn@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Jpnu4I.G49@lugnet.com... (...) The way I grasp the concept is when (if?) the adapter (legacy) cable becomes available, it will probably connect to the C1 and C2 pins on the PF connector (...) (17 years ago, 9-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Power Functions —Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | | | (...) The two added wires (power lines) provide permanent, fixed polarity supply for IR receiver. The new connector precisely ensure that no polarity reversal is possible. Without that, the IR receeiver would have needed a rectifier bridge (...) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Power Functions —Dan Berladyn
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| | | | | | (...) Ok. I see the point with the powerloss and polarity requirements... but I don't think I'll ever see this change as a good thing. (...) I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want extension wires for compatibilty. I want "Conversion (...) (17 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | Re: Power Functions —Timothy P. Smith
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| | | | (...) I'm waiting for mine to arrive. More in a week or two... :-) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic)
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