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(...) I was thinking exactly this type of scenario at work today--getting a train motor and taking out the motor--just use the contacts--but then I figured that maybe I'll adapt one of my motors so that the 2x2 electric plate stays directly (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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This is great! Don't forget that this device does not have to be stationery but could be incorporated into your mobile wrecker crane for remote control of those tricky salvage operations! You will need some method of picking up the contact to the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dave, I don't know if you already did this, but before you glue it together, consider putting diodes in parallel with the light outputs. This will allow you to run inductive loads like motors and relays with the light outputs without fear of (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) Hey Chris, THere was a post a while back in which someone showed how to take the metal tabs out of the 2x8 brick---by taking a small drill and taking off the plastic holders. I did that for my (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm glad to hear that this worked so well! When I first got into DCC I bought an HO decoder that ended up being just a little bit too big to cram inside a LEGO train motor, and I've been meaning to do this ever since. I was thinking of using (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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