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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:IsoCFq.1t2F@lugnet.com... (...) That looks like an optical illusion to me. It appears the light is coming from a nx4 brick between the 2 headlight bricks and under the jumper plate. -Rob (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The current 9v motor can be powered by rails or a battery box. Just plug a battery box where the light brick would normally connect and turn it on. The only thing is it will go backwards compared to normal power by the wheels. However a (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm not really hoping, but it would be awesome if they modified the existing motor to allow it to be powered by either battery or off the rails. The very best (IMO) would be like the trainmodders have done -- the power picked up from the rails (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I am hoping it will be a modified version of the 9v motor. If it is the same motor, then if it runs onto metal track, it's battery will find itself powering the track out through the wheels instead of getting power in through them. (The (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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--SOMEWHAY SNIPPED THROUGHOUT-- (...) Maybe it is the old motor, or a slightly modified version. In some ways it wouldn't surprise me if they reused the existing manufacturing line. (...) This is what puts me off. At least with eight wide you can (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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