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Some photos of the ABS version. I'll try for some better pics later today outside (it's actually sunny in Portland today!). I wish they all looked like the 3 Bay First Class coach w/cupula... I was in macro mode, did I shake or was the autofocus not (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | IndyLUG Inaugural Train Show Jan 18 and 19
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IndyLUG is pleased to announce our first public event: The Indianapolis GATS show. January 18 & 19, 2003 11:00am to 5:00pm, both days Indiana State Fair Grounds More show info: (URL) will be displaying among other things 3 running loops, 3 large (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug) !!
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| | Re: 12V lego train device electronics FAQ?
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(...) from looking through the plug holes it looks like a resistor is in there. It's definately not just two led's in any case. Esger (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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In lugnet.trains, Tobbe Arnesson writes: <snip> (...) Hello there Tobbe, I live in a studio apartment and have room to mount my layout on a 30"× 72" banquet table w/folding legs. Featuring an oval with a passing siding, I intend to incorporate a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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(...) along (...) hehehe... you will be assimilated! (...) range (...) a (...) probably (...) Good advice from others. Bear in mind: You need 30" width of table for the track to turn 180 degrees. If you have 2 tracks running parallel, you need more (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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(...) I make my modules 30" x 45" (2 x 3 large gray baseplates). I like to orient them 3 baseplates *deep* so as to give plenty of room to model after having 2 mainlines. I found 30 x 30 to be a bit small, requiring a lot of tables. 30 x 60 can get (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Is there any standard that's more used then others, as in likely to be picked if Sweden ever gets a train club? (...) Hm, baseplate geometry - but of course! Thanks! (...) Modularity is good. However, Sweden is a handful of AFOL's and we're (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12V lego train device electronics FAQ?
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Larry, You hit the right spot! (...) Current, diodes, resistors etc. values for all possible 12V devices. I want to put current into these devices myself by using analog circuits found in some model railroad books.... Guido PS. There is no FAQ on (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Esger, The I2C bus is just a way to talk to electronic circuits (IC's in fact) in easy way. There are only a few commands that you need to know in order to talk to the IC's. These IC's (made by philips and some others) have this I2C protocol (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, Thank you for the link to the opened 12V switch control device. It is very informative. I measured, without openening, the resistance of the coil (if I remember correctly it was about 55Ohms) but I couldn't really conclude if there was a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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In lugnet.trains, Tobbe Arnesson writes: <snip> My advice is to check out the online resources for table designs... scan the club websites. At least PNLTC and MichLUG and the Brickish Association have their table designs on line. After you do that, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks. (...) I've played around with the program some way back and will do so again sometimes soon. I'm more eager to play with the bricks as-is :) (...) A good advise. (...) It does! Thanks! /Tobbe (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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Welcome to trains, Tobbe. If you haven't discovered it yet, Track Designer is a nice utility to help plan layout designs. You can find it at the Lego Train Depot at the following link: (URL) Other good ways for getting plan ideas are to review the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train(ee) newbie wants to know how large table?
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Hi all! During the past six months I've been trying to decide weather to start with LEGO trains or not. The local toystore has both the 4565 Fraight & Crane Railway and 4561 Railway Express, another local toystore has a large chunk of the S@H My Own (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe he needs to know how much current the devices draw? That determines what sort of relays are feasible to use, I think... I dunno. (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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The technic pin I show in the pic holds the wagon wheel in the hub with no problem. I have made several here at my desk. Try a black friction pin. I used gray for clarity in the pic. I am not even going to acknowledge the seond comment. ;) Stac (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Guido, I'm currently working on "automating" a 12v layout as well (although I'm going the conventional analog way at the moment. so no computers involved yet). What exactly do you want to know? the 12v electronics arent real complex thingies. by (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Well I tried it here at home and the wagon wheel is the right size but does not stay in the hub. How were you intending on connecting the wagon wheel to the hub? Let me ask that another way since I know how you build at times Stacy, how where you (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol, when I saw your pics on Brickshelf I had to do a double take-- Ross has been working and testing drivers and used that exact method! He just isn't happy with the appearance of drivers anymore-- he wants functioning drive rods! I'll pump (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Have you tried that in "real life" yet Stacy? Looks like it would work...guess I'll have to try when I get home tonight. jt (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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