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Re: Redesigned Intermodal Car
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 03:26:28 GMT
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   Have you tried not using the power leads at all? I haven’t tried it, but it would seem that if you cut a ‘normal’ 9volt wire, split the end and strip a short section of wire -- you could pry up the metal part of a rail enough to slip the wire underneath. If it works, it would certainly be less obtrusive than the regular power leads.

Hmmm... I’m heading for the basement (where I keep a large portion of my Lego collection) right now to try it out.


I use mostly mutilated pieces of track with a wire soldered onto them for my power connectors. Otherwise, it gets expensive feeding every 40 pieces or so.

James P



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  Re: Redesigned Intermodal Car
 
(...) Gasp! Without consulting Conan first??? (the electrical guy). Hey, keep me posted as to what you find-- it sounds like a good idea. I will be having my leads in some mountain, so nobody would see the, err, mutilation anyway:-) (...) That why I (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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