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(...) Hey Mark, I posted earlier in a new thread praising the greatness of this, but I have a few additional questions that I thought I'd just ad to this thread-- I converted 3 LEGO motors with the micro-controller, and now have 3 diodes (at least, (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey those are cute. Track speeders in 3 foot gauge are even cuter than normal. I'm thinking this one would make a neat model: (URL) would take a lot of green and brown bricks for the backdrop though! What a mountain! (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) hmm, color codes and being color blind dont really match well indeed... as far as electronic components go, I'm just a hobbyist. My day job is programming ;) Esger (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Real pics of the White Pass & Yukon Route
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Some pics of real trains in Skagway, AK. Another source is a Google image search on "White Pass & Yukon Route." (URL) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just opened my new 4512 Cargo Train and found a flyer with the Train Level Crossing. It is 325 pieces @ $49.99. Shucks, I was hoping somewhere around $30 also. I know what I'll be doing this evening:-) Bert Waters (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, now that I have read the positive and negative comments in this thread and looked at the pics myself, I now will offer my own 2 cents... 1. Good: The fact that TLC will be offering any crossing is great news in my book. When I set up my (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10028 Level Crossing Sneak Peek! (some cool space parts)
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WOW that computer rocks ive gotta get me one of those !!! i hope they dont cost much. i could get loads!!!! loyal brain slave (8-P) Micheal (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Esger Abbink wrote: <snip> (...) Perfectly understood. Thanks! My problem has always been that I wanted to get into electronics, but all those resistors 'n such used to have all these coloured stipes to denote the different (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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i have a question concerning how the DCC signal is sent Is it just sort of a "rider" on top of the power similar to X-10 home automation signals? If so could not the RCX be protected with diodes and used in conjunction with a standard train (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Woo Hoo!!!!! (part deux...)
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Well, Some Totally Awesome Stupendous Guy by the name of Mark posted the other day talking about getting an RCX to be the DCC for train layouts... I can throw around a soldering iron with the best of em so I went up to my local hobby shop, picked me (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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