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Re: 1 speed regulator 2 trains and tracks
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:39:05 GMT
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On Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:17:22 GMT, "Dave Jost" <djost@cybertrails.com>
wrote:
> Not an expert in electronics....I think the regulator adjust to the amount
> of current that is drawn by the motors so two regulators would share the
> workload on the same system and if you add more motors on the same regulator
> it would just feed more current without slowing things down???????
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> Hey I could be wrong here
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> Any ways using commen sense tells you everything has its limits, you may at
> one point add to many motors lights etc and than it would be ouside its
> designed limits which may cause an overload,( Matt Bates already said that
> there is an overload protection, allowing you to overload the darn thing) so
> have fun. I'm sure Lego has tested this thing and would probably not sell it
> if it had only a slight chance of blowing up.(don't think they would want to
> get sued)
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> regards
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> Dave
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> PS where are those electronic hobbyist among us that understand this and can
> explain this thing.
Well, if you draw too much current thru your regulator, You'll most
likely run into the limits of the wall-brick trafo thingy. Whgen that
starts to get hot at prolonged use, beware :)
Jasper
Jasper
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| (...) This comes up a fair bit on a regular basis. Someone needs to write up all that is known and get Matt to add it to his excellent site. Anyway here's what I know. I probably have a 1/2 dozen regulators at this point of various histories (most (...) (28 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| Not an expert in electronics....I think the regulator adjust to the amount of current that is drawn by the motors so two regulators would share the workload on the same system and if you add more motors on the same regulator it would just feed more (...) (28 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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