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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GG1rwy.Iou@lugnet.com... (...) But surely the point is that the My Own Train DIDNT come with a motor. So, yes it is dependent on a motor, but NOT the current 9v one. Lego could now (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) it may not even be DCC, maybe its a little smaller, or more economical... or even designed to allow DCC to be added to it. I'm beting on a smaller one, that'll allow you to make a dummy truck for the oppisite end that looks the same. Josh (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) you got a point there Lawrence... the My own train didn't have any motor...however DCC probably will only please the real Train Hobbiest....most of the "new" train enthusiasts that have (or will have) started collecting trains probably won't (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've seen the decoders for $45 by themselves...even with (...) The cheapest on the Digitrax site are $25 USD a pop. I would imagine that they cost $12 or less a piece. Most of what is contained on a decoder can be embedded on a single chip (a la (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm going for the Atlas HO Dual Mode Decoder on my HO Layout, it costs like $50, but i hear it works better then all of the rest. Josh (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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