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Congrats to that nice picture gallery! Allthough it took me some half hours to pass through all pictures I really enjoyed it! One suggestion for future galleries: maybe you could start with a small "best of" gallery to give a general impression on (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Controller speed
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James, I don't know if it would be that simple since the voltage coming in is 9-12AC and then converted over to 9V DC. And the solution I used didn't cost me any money, and I always like those kind of solutions. ;) jt (...) Shack), (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Controller speed
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(...) Just go out and get a 6V wall wart, or a variable wall wart (from Radio Shack), then run it at a apropriate setting...if the voltage input is limited, then the output will be too... James P (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4-8-8-4 Followup (98% Done)
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(...) Heheh, Flying Dutchman of Lego trains, I like that. Thanks for the idea,It will now be called the "The Dutchman" (...) Heheh, I spent the entire Memorial Day Weekend on this, No breaks but lots of Beer! (...) Testing proved very successful. It (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.trains)
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| | New MOC Pics
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After visiting Steve this past weekend (hello, GMLTC guys!), I finally have some pictures of some of my MOC's, mainly a German-prototype steam train. I've banged together a web page at (URL) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr) !
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| | Re: Pictures up from NGLTC Memorial Day display
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That was the controller being used on the interactive kid track. Basically it was 6'x6' track that did a figure 8 and went up the mountain. The holes in the controller were put there by me so that I could regulate the max speed for the controller in (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pictures up from NGLTC Memorial Day display
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(...) What are the holes in the controller? Are these new/old? (image 49) KL (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4-8-8-4 Followup (98% Done)
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(...) I will admit the train does look a wee-bit odd without anyone running it = ) (the flying Dutchman of Lego Trains?) I spent alot of time coming (...) Hey when you get 98% of the design and construction done in 24-48 hours...you are way ahead of (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4-8-8-4 Followup (98% Done)
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(...) I will admit the train does look a wee-bit odd without anyone running it = ) (the flying Dutchman of Lego Trains?) I spent alot of time coming (...) Hey when you get 98% of the design and construction done in24-48 hors...you are way ahead of (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cutting 12V track
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Reporting my 'Cutting' experience: Thanks for the advice Wayne. I used a Dremel MultiPro variable speed rotary tool with a cut off wheel #540. Cutting through the metal worked great! The cutter sliced through it like a knife. I was careful to heed (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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