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Re: DCC slowing?
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:28:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Brian B. Alano wrote:
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> Ross Crawford wrote:
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> > 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.
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> What's your opinion of the best place for the wires to exit the case? Either side
> of the accessory connector? Out the front?
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!).
ROSCO
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| (...) a (...) Indeed, you should see the way my 5 year old liked to tug the wires off the motors and battery boxes - good thing they use heavy cable and a strain relief! He knows better now. :-) Mark (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 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? (...) and most do (...) (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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