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Re: DCC slowing?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 03:15:17 GMT
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Ross Crawford wrote:

> Another option for the lead to the decoder is to take a standard 9V lead with
> 2x2 end, slice the conductors on the bottom in half, open it up & attach 2 more
> wires. This would result in a nice solid 2x2 connector with 4 wires coming out
> for the decoder. Of course it requires (spit) modification of yet another LEGO
> part....
Yup.

What's your opinion of the best place for the wires to exit the case? Either side
of the accessory connector? Out the front?
> 
> Another advantage of outboard decoders is the relative ease of connecting
> multiple accessories (if your decoder supports them). • and most do
> 
> ROSCO



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  Re: DCC slowing?
 
(...) Hmmmm not sure, never tried this. Possibly remove the existing wires, and try to fit 4 thinner wires out where the 2 currently exit. The standard wire is probably heavier than necessary, another case of LEGO over-engineering (in a good way!). (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: DCC slowing?
 
(...) I think this has been mentined before and I wish LEGO made the train motors like this! Oh well, maybe one day. Another option for the lead to the decoder is to take a standard 9V lead with 2x2 end, slice the conductors on the bottom in half, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

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