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(...) My kids (especially my son, Ross) LOVED watching the Thomas videos growing up (we bought them all, and have even repurchased some on DVD:-) Just for fun, I still scream "Choo-choo!" when passing a train while driving with my (now teen-age) (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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My family recently upgraded to Comcast Digital Service. Comcast offers a service called. On Demand. It is a library of recent cable programming that you can view at any time. You can also pause, rewind, fast forward, etc. So we clicked into On (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric, Thanks for the help. That really is a very cool train car. I'm always amazed at the older sets and how they incorporate classic windows and other pieces into the design. Bryan "Eric Strand" <estrand@algx(insert dot here)net> wrote in message (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) (URL) cool wagon. later, James Mathis (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) Right you are, Eric. ...And, if you hang upside down, you get a better view of it here: (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GtwLUG showing at GATS the 25th & 26th
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The Gateway LEGO Users Group from Saint Louis, MO will be showing this weekend at GATS in Wentzville. Our layout has grown from 8x12 ft. to 10x16 ft. We will have 3 running loops and a larger yard. The show starts at 11:00am and closes at 5:00pm (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What set number is this?
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(...) Looks like 7730. (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What set number is this?
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In the upper left hand corner of this page is a white train car with a blue stripe: (URL) anyone know what set number this is? Bryan (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Remote DCC Switch
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Hi All, As Lar anticipated, combining my recent posts about the (URL) smart motor> and (URL) motorized switch> with a short bit of wire soldered to a switch track, the result is this: (2 URLs) click an image to enlarge The advantage to this is that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | RCX Power Booster
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(...) On a closely related topic, here's a circuit diagram for an RCX output booster. Put one of these on each RCX output that you want to use to drive a train or a more powerful motor (RCC motor?) (URL) The circuit will control a higher power (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | A Wedding & a Chruch
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I wasn't sure where to post this, so I picked a few of my favorite sections. Feel free to move this if necessary. I'm getting married about 3 hours from now. For the occasion, I build a church scene in Miniland scale for the reception. I didn't have (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Only Two Weeks Left to Pre-Register for NWBrickCon™ 2004!
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Don't miss out on your opportunity to save money and get exclusive goodies! If you register (and pay) by October 1st, you will get the entire Attendees Packet, including Name Badge. Plus there are items we are putting in the packets that only (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | NWBrickCon™ has Updated its Website!
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I am pleased to announce that we have updated our website to simplify its navigation and have added several features: • Who's Coming? Click on the link and you will know! • What's Happening? Click on the calendar and ceck it out day by day! • Can (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | A San Francisco Street - complete with hill and houses
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Hi all, Following on the construction of a (URL) San Francisco Victorian>, I decided to build an entire San Francisco street. It is of course built on a hill, and includes three complete Victorians, and one under construction. Each of the houses has (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Couplings for long overhang 4 wheeled vehicles
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(...) Having had a look at your pictures I can see what you mean, you have used the hole in 2x3 magnnet holder AND the stud on the top to give strength (URL) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 Power Supply
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(...) Sure it can be done, but it is very uncommon. I seriously doubt that any wall-wart (even very good ones) do it. I have a very high quality wall-wart. It puts out 2A at 3 to 24V, is very stable at the whole range from very little to full load (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 Power Supply
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(...) A friend did the mistake for me... but I had to repair a few of his RCXs! The connector he used to plug an external supply was prone to be shorted (on RCX side) when he unplugged it. It was only several fuses later that we understood the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 Power Supply
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(...) Not nearly impossible. It just requires a little more intelligence be put into the power supply. All the regulated power supplies my company produces contain a circuit called a down programmer. This circuits job is to discharge the filter (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 Power Supply
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(...) Thanks for pointing that out, Philo. I think I'll stick to the non-hopped up version! :-) (...) Hopefully you didn't find this out the hard way... Mark (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX 2.0 Power Supply
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(...) It is nearly impossible to build a power supply that puts out the rated voltage when there is no load. Most will put out too high a voltage (like you have seen), some just shut down. To meassure the voltage of a PS, shorten it with a 1000 Ohm (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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