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(...) I understand that concern. Here are some things to think about though -- Current traffic levels aren't really very accurate predictors of future traffic levels after a split. You might have 50 posts/day in some group and then after a split it (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12V compatible with 9V
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Just in case no one mentioned it. If you put your 12V train on a 9V track the train is not going to go anywhere; well, not untill it is hit by another train that is! While Ben has posted a way to make 9V motors run on 12V track (URL) my knowledge no (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I read lugnet.trains every day. The traffic here is, well not much traffic at all. I would be opposed to splitting off sub topics until the traffic merits it. I would hate to miss any news about trains, even if it is the intimate details of how a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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Personally, I kind of like the idea. It makes it easier for us to discuss topics that are a little too specific for this group. (Meeting times, project ideas, transport of sections, specifications on sections, etc..) I don't know how much it would (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well... you know... when you know four times as much about the topic as the next most frequent poster, that happens. <grins, ducks and runs> (...) Shocked, just shocked. (...) I guess that would work. IF people remembered to do it (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You'd have to ask a "member" of GMLTC that question, I suspect. Remember, the PNLTC has a policy that you have to actually live in the PNW to be a member. grumble. Dan lives in the NW and therefore is eligible for PNLTC membership by their (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree with Matt David (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ok, I'll jump in here now... ;) The GMLTC is the most un-organized dis-organized informal "club" you'll probably ever find. We don't have any 'charter', or membership oath, or secret handshake, or even an official roster. We don't even have (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) specific and are very roundtablish. What about other groups, such as the San Francisco Bay Area group baylug.org? As you know, we have a domain name now. Zonker Harris seems to want to form a LTC here in SF, which is good and could be it's own (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) So you would use it then. Would something like this have helped (or could it still help) in a positive way during the initial stages of GMLTC? --Todd (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek: (...) Difficult to tell, but critical mass isn't much of a metric here as it is on Usenet, mainly because groups are archived and easily past-browseable and because it is so easy to create new groups and receive them as mailing (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Okay, I'm a dufis. Shoulda read further back in the thread. Sorry about the waste. -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hrmm. I could see where that would be convenient for the clubs themselves with spelled-out geographical description to avoid the alphabet soup for newbies. IMO, if you start .trains.org you might want to consider which groups could also have (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not against it either but I think if club related stuff were off in another group then I'd probably never read it since I'm not in any club. And that would remove a possible incentive to get me interested in joining/starting/attending a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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I'm not against it, but do we have critical mass yet? Also, what problem is it trying to solve? Is trains too noisy already (I can't tell since I'm part of the noise) or are you thinking ahead? (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Changes 110 V to 220 or vice versa. Allows you to use a speed controller/trafo on mains that don't match what it was made for. For instance I would need a step up if I got something from the continent (and a plug adaptor) because US mains (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Great idea, Todd. Helping other groups get off the ground is a core part of PNLTC's Mission Prospectus and it certainly makes sense for any and all groups to coordinate -- ultimately, I foresee this as much more clout in dealing with TLG. Dan/PNLTC (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains)
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Hello Bill and Mark, the blue bricks decorated with city-name logos suggests that you have set #113. This set featured a blue 4.5v motor and battery case, boxcar-type POST car, and a passenger car with printed bricks HAMBURG, BASEL, and GENOA. Ample (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Bill, Have a look at set 153 which uses these double wheel set bogies. Between the baseplate and wheelsets there is an old style round turntable I didn't know you were into trains. Mark H. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you for your promt answer! What is a step-up/step-down transformer? I am getting the transformer and tracks, but I guess I will use it on the 9V track as I have more tracks for 9V. I think I will try to use the light posts from the 12V (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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