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Re: Last Tidbit from NMRA Show-- Unique track lead connection
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Thu, 21 Jul 2005 03:35:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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Because we add to our tracks for greater realism, we don’t have much if any
room for track lead connections. And let’s face it-- the leads are quite a
bulky and unsightly solution for getting power to the rails. This isn’t a
problem if we have a tunnel where they can be hidden, but we didn’t have one
planned at the Cincy show, so Ross got to work and came up with this idea:
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John-
That works well enough if underneath your track you have bricks and open
space to run wires. Doesn’t help if under the track is baseplates and tables!
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Time to build up! :-)
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Bypassing the LEGO track connector wires does seem like a good idea. They are
expensive and you never have enough.
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Hmmm. I’ve probably got at least 30 of them. Maybe it’s BL time for me!
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At least you have a solution that works for you, we don’t have one at all
(yet). One idea that appeals to me is to make a flex PCB circuit that would
come up between tables (paper thin) and connect to the tracks as the tables
are joined.
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Wow. Sounds complicated, but not so as the GMLTC modules. They are over the
top. I’ll let J-1 provide the details.
JOHN
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