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(...) The RCX motor outputs are officially 0.8 amps each. This will just drive 2 train motors lightly loaded as I think the RCX DCC folk will confirm. The Lego train controller is good for about 1.5 amps and can thus handle 3 motors and 4 if they (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (Pretend that the words in the above sentence were ordered in the way someone who *has* eaten today would have put them, please. Thanks.) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ok, cool. I like hearing what I wanted to hear. :) (...) Hmmm. Any idea much can one RCX typically handle? (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 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. :) (...) Ahh, but if I were going for cheap and realistic, would I be using (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They're going to be kinda weirdly sized. Not sure yet. :) (...) I'll experiment and see what I come up with, then. (...) Aggh! No!!! Looks like I'll be putting a motor there, then. I'll hafta see if there should be two at the front, too. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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