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GMLTC had a design for uncoupling, and there have been others posting here speaking of this. Not much hard info is available on the GMLTC design in terms of pictures, but it uses horizontal prying, as you suggest. The idea of a switch engine with an (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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(...) The Maryland Agricultural Center in Gaithersburg, MD. Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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LEGO train knuckles don't lend themselves to decoupling. Has anyone got a good design (either as part of a switch engine or fixed to the track) design for an automated separator? I'm close to an in-engine (but very ugly) solution which can pry a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was just experimenting with this a few days ago. An RCX using PWM does a far better job of driving the LEGO train motors than the simple variable voltage from the LEGO train control. You can make a train creep around just above stall speed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: dressed up a couple of links
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(...) best (...) You did a really great job. I'd like to see a video of it speeding down the tracks with its legs flipping up and down like a real centipede. It wouldn't be a bad idea to add some touch sensor to it so that if you touch its head it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I'll vouch for Larry's services but don't expect speedy transactions , there are more important things in life than lego. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Since the yahoo/geocities page merger, I wasn't able to edit one of my geocities pages until now. I've dressed up a link or two. Including links to my Daylight train. Matt so kindly added a link on lugnet.trains to this page, so I thought it best (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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(...) Great! I'm glad this is getting started. (...) Great idea. I am also planning on attending the show and will help in any way I can. (...) Again, great idea. (...) I'm crazy for them like the masters. (...) I live in San Jose. (...) I think (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Greenberg Shows Newsletter
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Where is the GATS show on feb 26-27 going to be at? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Call for Discussion - Northern CA Lego Train Group
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Attention all LEGO Train fans: It looks like there might finally be enough people in the San Francisco Bay area now that have the train addiction to get an actual LEGO Train Club going. I would like to propose getting an official train club put (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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