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Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:23:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason King writes:
> NEWBIE alert!!!! NEWBIE alert!!!!
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=57990
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> I've always wondered what the studs on the front of Speed Regulator were
> for, and the above picture has answered that question.
What is actually happening on that regulator? I can't quite tell.
Jake
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Jake McKee
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LUGNET Member #211
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| It seems they are using polarity switches to isolate and run certain sections of track off the one regulator. Is that it? If not Please tell us what is happening.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Jake McKee <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
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| (...) The three roundhouse tracks and the turntable each have separate leads (can't have locos moving in concert) and thus take one switch each. Color coding is used to tell which switch controls what. The 5th switch is the turntable motor itself. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
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| NEWBIE alert!!!! NEWBIE alert!!!! (URL) always wondered what the studs on the front of Speed Regulator were for, and the above picture has answered that question. I'll have to try this out.... now were is that 8480 Space shuttle. Sorry for being so (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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