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Re: Speed regulator question
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:18:08 GMT
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"Adam Murtha" <adammurtha@home.com> wrote in message
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> I was hoping one of you train heads could answer a question I have, why do
> some train sets like 4558 (and 10001 I assume) not come with a speed
> regulator? I assume that it would be to keep the cost down, and most • people
> who buy Lego trains would already have at least one speed regulator, but • for
> someone like me who plans on getting 10001 as their first train set, not
> having a speed regulator is just a pain.
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> Adam
Actually, you should be pleased. You can pick up a brand new one on the
secondary market (aka Brickbay) for about $10, far less than if LEGO
included it in the set. I personally wish it didn't come with each set, I
must have a dozen and the most I have ever used was four and that was for
the NCLTC exhibit at the Raleigh GATS show.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
http://www.nclug.net/ctb - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot
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| (...) Yea, numbers of speed regulators is one of those interesting things... You're dead without one Two is highly desireable (so you can run two independant loops of track) Three or four provide you a way to run accessories or wall warts for your (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| I was hoping one of you train heads could answer a question I have, why do some train sets like 4558 (and 10001 I assume) not come with a speed regulator? I assume that it would be to keep the cost down, and most people who buy Lego trains would (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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