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(...) I too have been running the motors in extended periods of time, but it has always been at full speed. Have you been running them for lengthy periods at very low speed with a PWM controller? This is an issue since some motors have a tendency to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol We at the GMLTC have run trains for 5+ hour stretches and the motors run like champs. Sometimes on longer trains they poop out and we give them a rest. That's all they seem to need. The motors are well designed to run for long periods and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Having just acquired my first LEGO trains last month, I'm concerned about keeping them happy and healthy. I'd like to have the trains run at low speed for an extended period of time (like an hour or so), but I'm also worried about what this might do (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) First, if the motor is relatively new, you probably can get CA to replace it. But it may be more fun to try to fix! I'm guessing here. Some people seem to have a problem with people guessing, so take it for what it's worth. Don't try any of (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No help from me, sorry. I have a 9volt train motor that does exactly the same thing! I have the same questions as do you. Hmm.....Anyone else with the same problem? later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have a 9v motor that works for about 5 minutes, then slows down, and eventually stops. Wait 5 minutes, and it can go a little bit, then slows down, and stops. It's like the motor's juice needs to be re-charged. Is this motor dead? or is there (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So my wife doesn't kill me? Actually, she's on shaky ground if she complains at the moment... I just cleared a few hundred 1x2 tan and brown bricks out of brickbay for her... hmm... ;) (...) The tankers I see here out at Dow are attached very (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Only if they produced a larger radius curve so that our 8-wide trains didn't look *completely* whacked... :-) JohnG, GMLTC (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.wamaltc)
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(...) Oh really, how do *they* sound? ("Hey you, build 8 wide, and don't get any blood transfusions!") (...) I've got a hypothetical: What if TLC started producing 8 wide trains? Would that instantly make it "OK"? -John (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.wamaltc)
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(...) Oops, my bad. I didn't know that box cars came extra tall. I don't think you could make it any shorter and call it a highcube. It looks like is is 8 bricks and 1 plate tall (counting the 2 plate tall baseplate). A standard LEGO box car with (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.wamaltc)
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