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(...) I think this is a very important point. Most of us are quite resourceful and some have come up with their own custom track parts. The problem is most of us don't have those skills and to purchase those parts on the second hand market is very (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ahui and welcome back, To answer your question : there's no way - let me explain : Jan told us that, in order to be compatible (sic) with the metallic tracks, new insulated tracks are a bit thicker to adjust the size. So if you add a metal (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey all, One final train novice question before I leave this thread to die (and hopefully start a new one with complete pictures!). Typical passenger cars: In the movie, the main character slows down a runaway rail car using a manual brake wheel on (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks Bryan.. The frieght train looks nice. The passanger train just one word: YUK! (jr. junk...) I know you and perhaps others may not know this but I'll ask anyways. Will there be a way for us to take that new track and add the metal strips to (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Auotmated decouplers (Was: Who's the April fool now?)
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(...) The receiver circuit fits inside a box shaped like this: (URL) Receiver>> Power is connected at one end, and the motor drive is taken from the other. You can see it in the rear section of the engine. The battery box is in the front, and (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 9V Discontinued? - Rechargeable Batteries
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(...) The trains at LLCA apear to use gel cell/lead acid batteries. I'm considering a similar system, and have already tested something like it. I built a 4 wide train for a recent display. I used 4.5v track but had it spaced 2 studs apart enstead (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Auotmated decouplers (Was: Who's the April fool now?)
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(...) First of all I should point out that neither of these are my MOCs Jason's uncoupler has the magnet mounted on a technic plate which also has a rack mounted on it. The technic motor (controlled by the custom IR reciever) draws the coupling into (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Now is our chance to take action and help influance a decision within LEGO before a point of no return is reached. In order to do that a web site has been created for the purpose of saving the 9v electric train line. Access to the site is free. At (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Curious. But the it looks like the images are no longer up - are there any images of the internal workings of Gronk or your own implementation? I'd not seen this before, and I'm really curious now... both how well it worked, and how well (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Crosstrack 9v Question
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(...) Yes and yes. ROSCO (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) As far as I remember yes the two lines are insulated from each other. Jeff VW (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Are the two directions on the 9V crosstrack electrically independent of one another? I'd like to have two ovals that each have separate controllers/engines that cross one another. Will it work with the vanilla crosstrack? (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I have to say that I'm really depressed by the defeatest attitude surrounding Eric Kingsley's post about trying to save 9v trains. Someone who actually has the ability to give our feedback to Lego has stepped up, given us what information he has, (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL The uncoupler worked very well, it is based on similar 'withdraw the magnet behind the buffers' principles as (URL) Reynolds' shunter> from about a year or so ago but of course with more space to play with worked even better. Also, without (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Here is a gallery hosted at ILTCO: (URL) Bryan "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Ix26MJ.24E6@lugnet.com... (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually buying that product is what finally got me into lego trains. "Steam" train for under $100.00 is what it took for me to take the plunge. Damn it :) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good point. I should have realised that Mr Gould wouldn't get that close to actual bits of plastic. I was obviously confused by his name being all over the front page at the moment. Jason R (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Tim Gould's photos ? The owner of the linked BS gallery (talltim) is our dear curator Tim David. Didier (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ben - your own joke bites you on the bum! On the same day, at the Brickish AGM I demonstrated this engine: (URL) Engine>> (URL) uncoupler>> The engine contains a 6x8x3 box containing an IR receiver circuit. The 9V battery box is under the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Are you sure that you or any fan can influence the decisions already made by LEGO? Another view on this whole "See what the fall sales bring and Lego will decide further" story is: Lego moves the sale of metal rails and stuff to S@H, because (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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