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Re: basic train questions (power, mostly)
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 31 Jan 2004 01:01:24 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.orgAVOIDSPAM
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ondrew hartigan <roj2323@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Batteries are your friends. In most cases you don't want to pull power
> off of the track because it reduces the power to the motors and also
> puts extra strain on the power controller.
Batteries are my *enemies*. You have to change them and stuff, and have
some sort of accessible power switch. And all the battery boxes I have are
quite large. Blech. :)
> P.s. don't be afraid to use LED's they are a cheap way to add realism to
> your train/layout.
Ahh, but if I were going for cheap and realistic, would I be using Lego?
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Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/>
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