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(...) Well, it seems similar in size and detail to other rail vehicles: (URL) I, for one, don't want a 6 wide baseplate. Why? I've got hundreds of 4 wide (...) Um... I can't follow that last paragraph. I'm not sure what you mean about 4-wide trains. (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Bert Waters should not have posted: (...) Where was I coming from? I was taking a break from writing a methodological critique that is due today when I wrote this lame brain post. I guess the regression analysis scrambled my cortex (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Steve, yes I actually do like it and in comparison to the time maybe 4...5 year ago I do not care about spraying sawing or modifying parts in any other way. I am really relaxed about what people do with their stuff as long as they like it. (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi James, that is right: the shovels have an overhanging of a quarter of the height of an plate which is in metric system 1/4 x 3.2 mm = 0.8 mm per each waggon side. This is a very useful side effect, because by doing so I can put plates (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I first posted this a while ago: (URL) the last several weeks, I've come up with some improvements. I redesigned the 'guide' mechanism, instead of using the small train wheels I'm using cut (gasp!) pieces of Technic flex tubing. This allows the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know that, I was referring to the look of the models. Lionel Trains once made streamliners where the end cap which was a seperate component was chromed, while the body was duller flat silver-ish chrome-y color. (...) EMDs. Electro-Motive (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I see your point, but is the rail vehicle worth $10 U.S.? Everyone who is a "trainhead" wants a Level Crossing at $30 but we are hesitant to purchase one at $50. I, for one, don't want a 6 wide baseplate. Why? I've got hundreds of 4 wide (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, John P. Henderson wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Hmm. Is it possible that the tower and the crossing are actually unrelated? Judging from the yard diagram and monitors in the tower, it looks to be a yard tower. Perhaps knowledgable (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Bert Waters made another grammatical error: (...) I wouldn't be so embarrassed if I weren't sitting here not working on my research methods homework instead of obsessing over a poorly written sentence in a Lugnet post. BW (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I received the Cargo Train yesterday and built it late last evening. I didn't find the decals. I emailed Lego Direct and should hear a response Monday. I'm not too worried about getting the decals. From my experiences so far, LD is great with (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Brad (...) rerelease (...) lost, (...) ground up. Looking at the number of new sets that have come out recently containing customized eletronics and/or motors, I find this to be a pretty lame excuse. Many of these sets are one-of-a-kind. (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not normally one for 'me too' posts, though I'll make an exception in this case. I definately think this would be a great $30 set but would only be fair as a $50 set. (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) now automated - Bacchus Marsh also has a small interlocking which is the reason they retain a signal box. Also Kooyong (URL) has one, but that is because there's a tram line crossing there too, as is the case with Gardiner (sorry no link). (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi folks "Saskia van Doesburg" <info@doesdigitals.nl> wrote in message news:HFqtpI.21JK@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) any (...) Here in the UK crossings like this are a fairly common site in less urban areas (small towns and villages), but are (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello and here my German Red Engine: <img src="(URL) More: < href="(2 URLs)/a> Greetings from Europe Christian (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> schreef in bericht news:HFpz4u.Dzy@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) a (...) think I (...) but (...) [snip] (...) Well, I live in Europe (The Netherlands) and I've never seen a tower of any kind next to a (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Mark Riley wrote: <snip> (...) This is what I did to make it work for me... All my microcontrollers out of the bag were on "loco 3"--that is when I used the remote, all 3 motors worked when I used the C up/down and 3 button (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I thought that the little doohickey that goes across the motor inputs on the electric motor in the housing was a diode--don't quite remember where i picked up that idea, but a 'noise reducing' thing makes more sense. Anyway, i'll go get a (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) When you say LEGO diodes, are you sure you aren't referring to the thermistor that some DCC mods have you remove? Maybe I'm confused of course... whose conversion instructions did you follow? (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) have a (...) diodes (at (...) I think those are probably some sort of noise suppression device, not diodes. At least they don't "diode" when I hook'em to my meter. Another clue is there's no band on one end. Could be one of those "free to good (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Mark Riley wrote: <snip> (...) Well, after a few hours of "extensive tests"... I have come to the following conclusion-- This is the greatest thing since LEGO came out with 9v trains and the RCX. Forget the track cleaner (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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Hi Dryden, DCC sends information to the decoders by flipping the polarity of the power supply in a specific timing sequence. So, it's not like the X-10 protocol. To get more power to run more locomotives, you need something called a DCC booster. The (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the nice comments, Dave. (...) track? (...) Yes, the humming is "normal" - my sample base being two RCXs. :-) Sorta reminds me of that buzzing you hear around high voltage power lines. (...) being (...) track--I (...) Can a (...) control (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Awww....crap. LEGO, if you are listening, please lower the price! I'm not quite so enthusiastic about this set anymore... :-( Admiral Wells T-SEC / THDC Division (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Got the programming part--all motors on differnt Loco #'s--figured it out. I wouldn't mind building that Ack circuit though, so any advice on using hte LEGO diodes would be helpful. I'm having a great time--and by the way, as mentioned on the (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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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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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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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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(...) Hear hear! (...) Ditto. Now first and foremost: I am not a LEGO train fan and I don't own a single train set. But this set has might change that. Granted, I won't use it for trains, but there are tons of great town and (more importantly to me) (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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The signal box looks good - more substantial than normal. I would be frightened to cross the footbridge without any handrails. Not another cherry picker - have LEGO not got any imagination? I hope it is in the shops, every child's train set needs a (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say the new freight train is somewhere in between, the design is pretty good, a lot of the European Mak-style diesels are quite similair. (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) put in (...) Thanks, Larry, and thanks to all who posted or emailed. (...) one (...) Or is (...) It's important that the motor outputs share the load as evenly as possible. A stalled train motor can draw as much as 750ma, while a single motor (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm, I count quite a few more: - 4 stairs - 4 extreme low slopes - 3 inverse slope windows - trans smoke windshield - 9 each red and white cylinders - 16 technic pins to connect cylinders - decent looking crossing signs (though it would be (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The style of the crossing is clearly that of the "World City" line, where as the style of the Engine shed isn't. In recent years it seems that there are two train line stylings; the normal product line (NPL) and LEGO Direct (LD) line. The NPL (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the shovels. Looks like you achieved a slight overhanging lip at the edge of the shovels beyond the sidewall of the car. (...) Nothing like real bricks to showcase the design, style, and physical "feel" of a construction. I think Ben's (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oups... Brad Justus, not Rufus... ;-) Terry (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow. This is selfish! I too am spending many hundreds of $ for my monorail sets, but I still hopw LEGO will come out with a monorail equivalent someday because I really like the products. I totally understand your despair of eventually see the (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know, I'm not selling (maybe a few stray pieces here and there), but I think I'll stop buying soon. I just like to think that when I ever indure hard times, I have something to fall back on. Of course, monorail would be about the last thing (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Marc, The Tram look great - you did a wonderful job. Bob (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know about the design of the set itself, but I LOVE the new computer tiles. I hope those show up in more places, and cheaply too. That 2x2 tile looks much better as a flat panel monitor than any of the other stuff that's been used as a (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:HFpCF8.170I@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) at (...) [ ... snipped ... ] From what I understand, it is a Shop at Home exclusive and will be available sometime in Q3. I don't (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Here You can download a little video of the Tram in action. (URL) tram is motorized with 2 motors with a 9V smallbox. (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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What makes you conclude the target markets for the Train Shed and the new level crossing are different? Is it the style of the sets? The parts selected? To me it looks like Lego Direct is trying to produce an affordable Train accessory set. Bryan (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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After looking at the pictures, I can say that I wont be buying one, mainly because there isnt anything in it that I have a use for (except mabie some of the printed computer parts) As to why it is what it is: 1.Limits on just what pieces Lego Direct (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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At least it looks better than the World City train station and crane sets... My wife asked me if there were any new sets that I would like for my birthday. So I took another good at the new train station and crane set. I came to the conclusion that (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, there's got to be maybe eight usable elements in that set... I'll wait to find it on clearance at 75% off. JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello LEGO® train fans! The ILTCO is pleased to announce some exciting news, as part of our growing partnership with The LEGO Company. LEGO has supplied the ILTCO with detailed photos of the new 10028 Level Crossing. The ILTCO is pleased to be able (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) So it sounds like you're still building your monorail collection. Just think of how much moolah you'd save next year if they re-released a compatible monorail set. How soon were you planning to take advantage of that resale value anyway? My (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, momorail is funny :). Anyway, the only thing they need to design is the track wheel. All other parts thy have, a 9V motor, a battery box, and technick gears. They'd have to make 1 part that is a regular technik gear, with attached the (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Not all (yet) just the mountain area and coastal cliffs. (...) I confess the doors are sprayed in chrome paint (forgive me!)... though the observation car doesn't have side doors itself which is handy! I've considered applying modelling chrome (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Those chrome parts are all Lego .. Also, the (...) some part of my layout goes thru mountains made like this .. not the lowland stuff (yet!) (...) Oops EMFs then? But the coaches are defo Budd Heavyweights ... correct? (...) Thanks a lot ... (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That observation car is absoulutely amazing. Lionel a Lego, eh? Also, the setting is quite stunning. Do you have an entire layout like that for Lego, or did you put Lego track where you had O-gauge track? As for critiques though, I'd have to (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) than I expected after reading James' idea. Hope to see these in action really soon! (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, that does look very expensive. That is a quite huge amount of chrome parts you used.... Very clever use of the 4wide chrome parts from Star Wars and these enlarged by the tubes to 6 wide (at the end of the observation car). Your pictures (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Perhaps you'd like to check out the following ... a Santa Fe FA and FB (with working fans (from track power) and lights(from battery box)) with a consist of 3 streamliner coaches. The tail car is an observation coach with an exterior viewing (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC Truss Bridge(s)
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(...) As promised... (URL) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know about you, but I tend towards .5W or bigger for most of my resistors, and diodes have exactly the same problem if you use them as a voltage drop. Load is not really signifigant on a 5A booster (soon to be 10 amps total...2 (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I forget if I already replied with how nifty this is. I spotlighted it, I put in a news article at ILTCO (we're having some domain problems right now, a temporary url is iltco.northcomp.com) and I added it to the .trains header That ought to (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Awesome cars! The shovel roof really looks nice, and the cars themselves are incredible. The ends have gotta be my favorite part, with the drop down deck and the entire thing being SNOT. Very spiffy. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Dave, no you wouldnt need any resistors or diodes. Esger (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Joining in here, I don't get why it's so hard for Lego to make a new monorail. Can't they just put together a new spur gear system (And give the cars real couplers while they're at it)? Doesn't seem like it'd be that hard. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, my earlier post should have been more clear. I was just commenting on the fact that in general a resistor is _not_ a good way to reduce voltage to a train motor. And you recalled correctly: diode's are "one-way". Thats why you need to (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, after an active phase of virtual building under ML-CAD there has now a new train been built from real bricks and uploaded at Brickshelf. That train consists out of the recently posted BR24 engine and 4 brandnew passenger cars. All this (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) All bets are off WRT to the "momorail" ;-), but as far as monorail goes, Brad Justus was asked point-blankedly what the chances were that TLC would rerelease the monorail, and his answer was 0%. All parts specs for the motor are (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The problem with inductive load is that when current is interrupted, they generate large voltage spikes with reverse polarity. The diode absorbs these spikes and avoids destroying the driver... Philo (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm no electronics engineer by any stretch-- A diode, iirc, allows DC current to 'flow thru' in only one direction. What would a diode do across the output on the top of the train motor? And why would one be good for 'inductive' loads such as (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) VERY unlikely that it'll happen... LEGO didn't produce everything themselves and all tools are gone or so we were told. This has been discussed a few times before. But IF monorail were to return, I'd much rather see new things... the 6399 was (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) True. I will have to agree with Paul though. I know it is quite selfish, but I like thinking that three of the sets I have are worth so much more than I originally paid for them. I have two 6990s (one of which was free) and one 6399. I need to (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, but if you're actually running your monorail, I would think that selfishly you would want it to come back into production so that you can continue to get replacements. Of course this is why I have purchased several extra motors... (I also (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Although I've already submitted my entry for your Top 10 (btw thanks for thinking my previous entries were (very) funny), I secretly, and very selfishly, hope that TLC will not re-release momorail. I've spend way too much money on monorail (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Go visit (URL) and tell us what you'd do so that LEGO makes and/or releases Monorail sets again ! Terry (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Huh??!? Your basic resistor can only handle 1/4 watt (0.25W), so your worst-case 2.8W is more than ten times the rated maximum current. Even dumping an "insignificant" 0.5W across a resistor is probably not adviseable unless you are also (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Just lately someone was (is?) selling a large 12V lot, including one 7735, and 2 extra cars for the 7735. I was interested in the cars, but he wanted to sell the lot as one. I seem to have lost the link to him. I think his name was Greg. Does anyone (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Resistors work fine due to the relative difference in cost. The accessory outputs of the earlier decoders are 100ma or so @28V or less, so at most you are dealing with 2.8 w loss (or 100 ma current draw). In order to drop from 14V to 9V, you (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't install them either, and I have done something like 30 motors so far. (...) True, but ONLY if you are just going to use the RCX as a output. You can dial the voltage that DB100's (and most other Digitrax) boosters put out to a exact (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Mattias, thanks for your kind words on my MOCs and their renderings. I think with help of the Windows based programs like L3GO it is really no big deal to work with Pov Ray. Once one has spent so much time into the drawing of a CAD-Model, (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) output? Dave, I used a 1N4002. It's a fairly common 1 amp switching diode. Here's a picture from my latest decoder install: (URL) that the banded end of the diode gets the blue lead from the decoder. The unbanded end gets the white lead. If (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Mark Riley wrote: <snip> (...) Mucho appreciated Mark. The Diode--any diode will do? and just solder it across the connector output? Take care, Dave (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) We tried, you know? :-) I could do with one more controller, but then since I want the cargo train I won't be after anyone else's. I'd have preferred a left-hand point instead, too. Blast. I can wait till The Big Shop at LLW get them though. (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I (...) resistors (...) goes (...) run (...) the (...) isn't (...) reduce the (...) David, When I installed my first decoders (Digitrax DN121), I omitted the capacitors, figuring if the buzzing was annoying, I could always add them later. As (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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The UK prices are now displayed on the website, High Speed Train £69.99 and Cargo Train £99.99 (plus shipping of course). It's a shame you can't order them without the speed regulator and track for a lower price. Much as I'd really like both sets I (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) Hey Esger I'm not an electronic specialist by any stretch of the imagination (though not by lack of trying) But commercially available DCC controllers and stuff mostly run at 12 volts (from the research I read), but the RCX runs at 9 (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) As I run 12v stuff I dont know the 9v motor good enough to comment on the capacitors but I dont think it's that good an idea to use a resistor to drop the voltage. Use one or more (zener)diode's instead. Esger (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) As a suspension bridge enthusiast I'm also reading about how bridge authorities are cracking down on people taking pictures of their bridges - all a result of 9/11. You don't need pictures to figure out how to take out a suspension bridge. You (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello folks I bring you bizarre train-related news from the UK: (URL) last paragraph really says more than the actual printed words ever could :-) Next, they'll probably stop publishing timetables altogether ... Colin (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ben Many thanks for sharing the dat-files of your fine train models. I have studied the pictures of the Br50 and you have put on Bricklink many times. With access to the dat-file it is much easier to understand the construction. I will (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh My Goodness! This is what I've been waiting for--when I priced out DCC controllers, they were 200+ CDN... If I can get one of my many RCX's to do it, well that's entirely another matter. When I originally did the research and found the cost (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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(...) This was a mistake and will be corrected ASAP. Sorry about any inconvenience. Jake --- Community Development Manager - N. America LEGO Direct (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mark, nice work, this is very sweet. Makes me wish I had some DCC LEGO train motors even more. I guess one day I need to get off my fanny and put some together. I will bookmark this for sure, since I'm sure I'll be wanting to use it in the (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That is really wierd. I think it was an early mistake while putting it on their web site. As far as I can see, it looks like the mistake(s) are cleared up (my country is set to Canada, and my language is set to English). I like the price on (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Getting the Newness Out;-)
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(URL) It's a hyperlink of Ross' GP50 on the TCLTC stonearch bridge. This could be fun! JOHN (URL) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello All, I've completed a new bit of firmware that enables the RCX to act as a DCC Command Station. For those who are not familiar, DCC (short for Digital Command Control) is a means of sending electrical signals over model railroad tracks to (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains) !!
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(...) Hi Stefan, that is really amazing. The German translation tells the same: batteries are needed, but not included. Have they mixed up batteries with the speed regulator? Or mixed up 9V trains with the description of duplo trains? I cannot (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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