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Hi all, Here is my train setup that circles our christmas tree: (URL) track setup is a double level spiral with a siding for another train. The grade is not too bad, but if there are more than 5-6 cars on the train, you need at least 2 motors to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
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(...) Yup, that would work too. Sometimes good deals can be had on these if you keep your eyes open. Especially on the blue ones if you're not fussy about color. (...) That seems to work a lot better for picking motion up from the rails than for (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
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In lugnet.robotics, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) Why not use the old 4.5volt rails? (Presuming Steve has or can get some...) Or, as for driving it, could the setup from the 4533 'track snow remover' (URL) used by driving the middle axle? I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
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(...) No problem, then. (that wasn't what you asked at first, you complained that the train motor took power from the track...) In that case just put *no* power on the rails (that is, run on some track not connected to any power) and feed one of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mindstorms on RailRoad?
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(...) This is a recurring topic in .trains and the consensus seems to be that a mobile RCX brick requires either that it is battery powered (not great for battery life), or that you do surgery on the motor. The surgery that needs to be done is well (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Shop@Home is online again.
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Sorry, they don't have new trains, but a misleading old link titled with "Be the 1st to get NEW LEGO TRAINS". But they are online now. And for Germany a freight car is now 5 Cent (0,05 Euro) more expensive! Joda Sculpture is new. Is there more new (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Shop@Home comes with new trains
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Hi folks, in half an hour have a look at www.lego.com/shop At the moment the shop is down, but will be reopened then with "new shopping experience". And they announced new trains. By the way you can use this half an hour to visit my completly (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Monthly LTC / LUG meeting
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Midsouth Lego Train Club and Central AR Lego Users group will again be meeting January 12, 2002. The meeting will be at 500 Dupree Drive, Jacksonville, AR. Need directions let me know. The layout is up and running and their will be building plots (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: No more track power connectors??!!??
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Yikes! X-posting to .trains, since it seems quite relevant... Anyone got any other info? Rick Clark (...) <snip worm gear woes...> (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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| | set 0113
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At the local markets yesterday I got some very old lego, including the bottom of a box marked 113, the plastic inner tray, and a pile of lego. On the bottom of the box were the instructions for building the carridges, and on the sides details on (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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