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Some more things to add after seeing the LEGO DIRECT Catalogue: I think the windows on the 4561 are standard panes of glass as shown on the Riot Police Soccer set and many others. The 4519 Cross Over looks pretty good, the black square in the middle (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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(...) Notice this is 4561 is pictured. Maybe Grahame is referring to a 4560 which may be limited to certain countries... (...) Well I think the drop-centre plates are used in European double-deck trains to get the extra room. (...) Much better than (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 1 speed regulator 2 trains and tracks
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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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| | Re: looking for review of 4555
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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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