To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.trainsOpen lugnet.trains in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Trains / 1336
1335  |  1337
Subject: 
Re: Where can I get 4.5 volt tracks?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 28 May 1999 15:30:04 GMT
Viewed: 
2425 times
  
John Neal wrote:
> 
> Dan-
> 
> If I may make a suggestion.  First of all welcome!  My suggestion would be
> this.  Most of us run the newer 9 volt trains which came out in 1991.
> Although the track gauge is the same to your battery track, you won't be
> able to run anything (powered) on it except your 7722.  I also started
> with the 7722, but switched over when the new stuff came out, and that is
> my suggestion to you.  You can easily convert your 7722 engine to use a 9
> volt motor.  Buy some sets that contain track and a transformer and you're
> off to the races.  It will be cheaper in the long run and I think you will
> get more enjoyment out of the 9 volt system.  If, however, you *must* run
> the battery track, email me because I have a ton of it that I don't use
> anymore <winkwink>
> Again, welcome to TRAINSTRAINSTRAINS:-)

Of course there's nothing which says he can't run 4.5v trains on the 9v
track since they're battery powered (hm, interesting idea, have a 4.5v
passenger train running around the track, run your 9v freight train
switching etc. You better not get in the way of the passenger train...)

p.s. I'd be interested in a small amount of 4.5v track (there are a
variety of non-operational uses for it).

--
Frank Filz

-----------------------------
Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: Where can I get 4.5 volt tracks?
 
In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes: snip (...) actually, if you ask Dan Parker, I have a -much- better way of doing this. I have a RC 4.5V loco. The only bad thing is that it takes 10 batteries (N cells) to power it. It takes the full loco, and a (...) (27 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.trains)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Where can I get 4.5 volt tracks?
 
Dan- If I may make a suggestion. First of all welcome! My suggestion would be this. Most of us run the newer 9 volt trains which came out in 1991. Although the track gauge is the same to your battery track, you won't be able to run anything (...) (27 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.trains)

5 Messages in This Thread:

Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR