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9V train motor(s????)
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 15 May 2001 06:27:26 GMT
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Hi,
I bought a 9V trainmotor on ebay, but the seller now claims it is an older
model and uses the 12V midrail to get its power, except it runs on 9V
instead of 12V. Can this be true? Or am I fooled/tricked?
Jeroen
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: 9V train motor(s????)
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| (...) Hi Jeroen! I have never heard of a 12V motor which runs on its own on 9V track. And I might be a kind of an expert on trains, train motors and their conversion. So I would recommend you to ask for a good description or better for a picture of (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 9V train motor(s????)
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| (...) Post the link to the auction for us. If you've bought something that's not as originally described, you should be able to complain to ebay and cancel the deal - that's basic commercial law. Jason J Railton (24 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 9V train motor(s????)
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| (...) Yes (...) Yes again. 1) A 12v motor (without modification) WILL run on 9v if you put 9V on the center power pickups (this can be done by using the screw on connectors on a 9V power lead that you cut). So the seller is technically correct. (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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