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(...) The issue of remote control to Lego points has become a big issue - on the basis that no one has yet come up with a truly economical (and reliable over distances) approach, bearing in mind the large numbers of points on mosty layouts, I think (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Replacement for old style train wheel rubber bands
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(...) I just went this route for my three battery trains, which haven't been run for ten years. I got a bag of 500 for $2.49, it took two bands per wheel, I had yellow, green, blue and red to choose from, and now the trains run fine without (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Points
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(...) You are right abouth that, but don't forget that this has big consequenses for the lay-out. You can't remove the point and place it on another location ! Once the lay-out is build, you have to keep it that way, or you have to fill the holes in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GATS pictures (and MPGs!), first day
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(...) I can probably do that, as soon as I unpack everything. Did you want all three assembled, or in their boxes, or what? :-) ++Lar (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) They are quite similar. I modeled mine on a few pics of stations that I saw on some historical site. I wish I had enough black slopes for the roof, it's a little red. Space limitations on the WAMALUG layout didn't allow for a the platform (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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* Jeff Christner (regult@aol.com) [000106 16:25]: (...) Jeff: If you put it up on (URL) you won't have to keep it on your site and others can add to it. You can upload pictures and everything. :) If you don't want to do that, can you tell me why? As (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Possible get together?
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It appears that I will be in Seattle all next week. While it is possible that the trip will not happen, and possible that I may be so busy that I can't get away, it is also possible that I may have some time for a get together with any one in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Remote Points
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(...) 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)
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| | Remote Points
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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)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) (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)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) ...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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| | DCC and LEGO Trains
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I have completed a draft explanation of how I implemented DCC into LEGO Trains. This is the system/technique that we used at the latest WWW.WAMALUG.ORG show. If anyone is interested, it can be found at: (URL) feel free to comment and criticize. It (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:14:33 GMT Christopher Tracey <ctracey@wamalug.org> wrote concerning 'Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)': (...) I guess it's my job to take responsability for that one - I was driving the shunter (I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) Could you imagine the mess ten trains would have made? :) It was bad enough with three trains, four trains was crazy, and five was plain insane. We had some spectacular crashes, the scariest of which was Rich's shunter doing a full-speed (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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OK, now where's that website with all the info on how to build it? ;-) I hope you do a "DCC for Dummies", an EE I am NOT. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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I attempted to add some info to Chris' comments. "Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@wamalug.org> wrote in message news:38BE7C58.C2B336...lug.org... (...) drain (...) Technically we could have run 10 trains, but it only has 5 throttles, so you have to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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I attempted to add some info to Chris' comments. "Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@wamalug.org> wrote in message news:38BE7C58.C2B336...lug.org... (...) drain (...) Technical we could have run 10 trains, but it only has 5 throttles, so you have to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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| | Bay-Window Caboose and a few other cars
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Although I haven't put a web page up yet, I thought this group might enjoy a few pics of some recent train car creations bay window caboose. 3/4 view (3 URLs) may replace some of the side slope bricks with clear slopes to represent the forward/back (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Apathy? (was: WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!)
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(...) Chris, I looked at your SD40-2 last week shortly after you announced it. I was busy at the time and couldn't write any comments. By the time I had the time to write comments, I couldn't view your page(1) and most everything I wanted to say (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains)
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