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| (...) Or skip the Lego train motor altogether and use batteries. If you need more control, build in an RCX. /Eric McC/ (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (snip) (...) I'd use a extension cord aproach, instead. It lets you get away with a weird width, and would eliminate using a extra motor as dead ballast weight to pull up and down. I'm now trying to think how to make a real funicular using lego and (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Well, if you're willing to use 9v track and a regular train motor, I'd observe that there is a power connection on top of the train motor, noramlly used for lights. So even though the train motor is slipping, it can provide (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Thank guys! It's always an encouragement to get positve comments from the masters! Not to mention both of you guys have been a tremendous inspiration for me and I'm sure all of lugnet.train guys. It's really great to have the web and lugnet to share (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| So far we have seen some examples of a funicular railways, let take a look at them the first one - don't know how i drives (if at all) how can they drive: * 2 tracks and a chain - can probably be done with a wire in Lego * tooth railway (coqwheel (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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