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Re: 1 speed regulator 2 trains and tracks
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 2 Dec 1998 22:09:23 GMT
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Eben Hill writes:
> Is there any danger in hooking up one regulator to two sets of track with two
> of the wires that clip to the track. I tried it out and I know that it works
> but wasn't sure if this was a "legal" thing to do or am I going to end up
> blowing up the system? How many clips can you attach to the regulator before
> the resistance start to slow down the trains? (physics wasn't my thing) Can
> you attach anything else like motors (non train ones) to the regulator? I • just
> don't want to repeat anyone's bad experiments.
I think it's pretty much impossible to damage the train controller no matter
what you do to it [1]. Lego expect people to 'experiment', that's the whole
point of Lego so you can be sure that if you can build it, it will be safe. [2]
To answer your 2nd question, you can attach many trains to a train controller,
I think I've had 4 running without any noticeable decrease in speed.
Yes, you can attach non-train motors to the train controller.
Matt
[1] Of course I mean within the Lego universe, if you start doing non-Lego
things like attaching the output of the controller to a 110V outlet by jamming
some bare wires in, then yes, it will explode.
[2] The train controller has a voltage regulator in it that has built in
overload protection. So if you overload it, it just shuts off. [3]
[3] If you attach 20 trains to your train controller and it bursts into flames
don't blame me, I didn't design it or manufacturer it.
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