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  Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
 
(...) hope (...) I'd be willing to do the mechanical changes. My suggestion would be to get some Indium based solder rather than even 60-40. I use some made by Carrs in the UK, and have no problems with it...the flux is hydrofloric acid though...so (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Remote Points
 
(...) I open up and file down the tabs, then use the 3cm pnumatic cylinders to move the points. Right now, I don't have any of them connected, because I can reach all the switches, which means that it is kind of redundant to activate the points in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Remote Points
 
I have seen numerous ideas for remote operating switches (points) and they all look like they try to tackle the problem from the same place, the top. Why wouldn't it be possible to crack open the bottom of the switch, file down the bumps on the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
 
(...) (URL) instructions seem strait forward enuf... tho I'm still a bit nervous about soldering near a LEGO motor... Im trying to convince Tom to make a business out of this 'for a nominal fee' :-) (...) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
 
(...) ...The 'other 5' could be set to 'fixed speeds' while we played with the first 5. I had the best luck controlling two trains on one loop when I left one at a fixed speed and controlled the other as needed (course, helps if u pay attention :-) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)


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