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(...) Sounds like a fairly intricate scheme - especially if it automatically goes back to work again, instead of requiring you to replace the fuse, which is the usual option. Good work by Lego, I guess. I'll open mine up one time and check :) BTW: (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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which is available July 1, seen here: (URL) what Grahame said about it, I was expecting something a bit different. Lego seems to have continued this "futuristic" theme that was started in 4559. It appears to me that this set does NOT use train (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This comes up a fair bit on a regular basis. Someone needs to write up all that is known and get Matt to add it to his excellent site. Anyway here's what I know. I probably have a 1/2 dozen regulators at this point of various histories (most (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, if you draw too much current thru your regulator, You'll most likely run into the limits of the wall-brick trafo thingy. Whgen that starts to get hot at prolonged use, beware :) Jasper Jasper (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Not an expert in electronics....I think the regulator adjust to the amount of current that is drawn by the motors so two regulators would share the workload on the same system and if you add more motors on the same regulator it would just feed more (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. Follow up sets where you want replies to go to. For example, suppose you post to lugnet.announce... you ALWAYS need to set the followup to some other group, as announce is for announcements only, not discussion. If it was an RCX related (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was affraid of this happening. Is that what the follow up box is for? Although I have been a registered user for a while, yesterday's posts were my first. I'll get all this stuff down soon. Thanks for the hints. Right now I guess I am a (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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(...) According to (URL) 1972-77 4.5V Battery Tender and Red Signal Matt (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, Just bought a collection containing 107, 118, 161, 7727, 7740, 7777, 7816, 7824, 7834, five spare 4.5V motors, 7 spare 4.5V flat top wagons 40 lengths of straight 12V track, 4.5V points and crossovers (blue)and many loose pieces. The fellow (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree with the need for more space between the track and the crane. I found that moving the crane over one stud was enough to give clearance to passing trains. Best is to locate the freight station on a siding and back the train into it. (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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I finally got to scanning +100 more pictures of LEGOLAND park Billund. About 25 were added today to LEGO ON MY MIND and more will come during the next days. The Aiport was already there, now the Germany theme is too, including impressive industrial (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, but you can create your own. I created one for my lift bridge. Unfortunately they're not very easy to share around. Matt Bates and I discussed it a while back, search Dejanews... (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Eben Hill wrote: <4555??> One comment, it's better to cross post instead of posting two requests. We now have two threads running in to different groups. No biggie, but it helps keep things straight if you actually cross post. (26 years ago, 3-Dec-98, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I bought one. In its existing configuration, though, two of the three trains I have (#4559 and #4565) don't clear the side of the overhead "crane". I think the tracks that the overhead crane run in need to be moved out two or three studs to (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) just (...) I think it's pretty much impossible to damage the train controller no matter what you do to it [1]. Lego expect people to 'experiment', that's the whole point of Lego so you can be sure that if you can build it, it will be safe. [2] (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know if it is 'safe' or not, but my kids often use the speed regulator to run the various (non-train) LEGO 9V electric items. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's my next plan (using a router to cut the hole). I just have to decide which plan to follow; 1) to put the turntable onto the table completely, and redesign the size and shape of the round house (cutting one whole hole). 2) put the round (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Is there any danger in hooking up one regulator to two sets of track with two of the wires that clip to the track. I tried it out and I know that it works but wasn't sure if this was a "legal" thing to do or am I going to end up blowing up the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it's a good set but just a tad overpriced. Didn't stop me from getting 3 though. YMMV. (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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I've posted a copy in the review section but since there isn't much traffic there and since it is train related I posted here too. I hope that is okay. I'm a bit new to the train department and I am contemplating buying this set, 4555, freight (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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