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(...) Strongly suggest that you put gaps in to divide the track into 2 sections. Then, except for when a motor is bridging the gap between sections, there is no connection between one regulator and another. Ludo may disagree but I think it's a good (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I (...) find (...) this (...) Hummm...mmm...... most likely something on a saturday evening sometime in mid december might work best..... (at least for me). But I could try to be as flexible as possible. Any suggestions? (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.stl, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.trains)
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ode) (...) No, all we would need is a busbar with connectors every 25-50 ft of track. (IE a plate connector every 25-50 ft, connected by a heavy (in this case, something like #12 or so gauge wire) All you want to do is to reduce the resistance so (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I haven't melted any -track- yet :) I would guess that the track is probably up to putting 2-3 amps out across it before melting (perhaps as much as 6-8 amps cont, and shorted for a small period of time, a _lot_ more. (...) Yes and No. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's no short cirquit,but an overheated regulator, who reduces the output voltage with increasing heath. Using a larger heathsink on the regulator can reduce this problem. The used regulator 'chip' is a LM317T, capable to deliver 1.5 Amp. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is so,but this won't mean that you can't place 3 or 4 motors on the track. The transformer gives 10V output at a 'power' of 7VA. Some explanation : VA is the multiplication of Volts & Ampere. This means in our case that the transformer (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm going to disagree with John2 here - there is a time when multiple speed regulators would be handy: If your layout gets to be so large that you're getting a voltage drop on the far side of the layout. The GMLTC is starting to get see (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, this is my experience. I find that multiple motors help with traction. Speed, however, hasn't been a concern. (...) No, and if you aren't careful, you can damage them. (...) The buffers, specifically, are the round balls on each side of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There will be an increase in power, but a decrease in maximum speed. The electrical formulas are complex because the power pack is not an ideal constant voltage source, nor is it an ideal constant current source, thus increasing the load will (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've been building up an extensive links page at (URL) the link to town and trains, and see a bunch of links, categorized at least somewhat by site content. (anyone who has a town or train website who is reading, you may want to check my links (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Someone recently mentioned the fact that 9V tracks can only handle a limited number of motors/engines (whatever you call them). Also, puting multiple motors on the track will result in each motor getting less "juice" (current?). Is it true that (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The coolest train sites would have to be (in no particular order): Matt's Train Depot GMLTC PNLTC There are a huge number of sites that are awesome, but most lack either the amazing creations or the scope of items contained. The train depot (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for all of the great advice, Trains Maniacs -- I am sure I'll have more idiotic questions later after I get a set. What are THE cool trains websites and is there a great links page somewhere? Man, I am gonna have to get a house with a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I grew up next to the train tracks, so I've seen thousands and thousands of trains, and I've always been fascinated by them. (...) Oh yea, that's the best! Show us a picture of a train, and we'll try to build it! Lego gives you complete (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds to me like you just answered your own question. Also as an adult collector it's a little less embarrassing to show other adults (who think of legos as kids toys) a nice model train layout on a table then just a setup of lego buildings (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Why does so many people love trains? Is it because you can build scale-models of real trains? Because they move? Because you like model railroads? Because it´s lego? Because it gives your town a nice addition? --Tobias (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Boy is it so nice that 3225 does not come with track or regulator (I don't know about others, but I have a lot more curved track than I need). I may be reaching the point where I have more train motors than I need, but so far I'm not overly (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Larry! some of us don't have enough space to have trains of 15 american cars...besides which, it would take 5 motors to get it up the grade...it takes 3 under 9 cars now... (...) _or_ you can use the 2x2 plate turntables. Not as good a design, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sets 4565 and 4560 (german only) do not come with a controller. However, if you are willing to trade some lego, I have 6 availabe (all hardly used, I only used them for the VicLUG picnic this summer). I also have curved track availabe to get (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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