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Re: Why is the monorail motor so special?
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 02:13:04 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rose Regner writes:
> Can anyone elaborate on BradJ's comment (at brickfest) that the monorail
> could not come back because they couldn't get the motor. Please! Being an
> electrical engineer, in the power field, I can not imagine any technical
> reason why a motor could not be made anymore. Does anyone have any more info
> about this?
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> Rose
The rumor I heard was that the moulds to produce the motor housing were no
longer available. I'm sure LEGO or someone else could reproduce the electric
motor itself, but without the housing it just wouldn't work very well - or look
very good! ;-)
And I never even got myself a monorail, and I'm kicking myself for that!
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) So what?! TLC is in the business of making moulds so that they can manufacture thousands of little plastic modular elements that comprise a supposed "system" of building blocks. I have the strange idea that TLC can and does make moulds for (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Why is the monorail motor so special?
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| Can anyone elaborate on BradJ's comment (at brickfest) that the monorail could not come back because they couldn't get the motor. Please! Being an electrical engineer, in the power field, I can not imagine any technical reason why a motor could not (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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