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    Re: Questions from a trains idiot —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) Yes. (...) It varies. 3225 comes without track or a regulator. 4565 comes without a regulator but with track. 4559 comes with both. 4561 comes with both. There is a version (europe only, I think) of 4561, numbered 4560, that comes without a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Questions from a trains idiot —John Neal
      Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip good advice> (...) Not necessarily. If you want to model "Eurotrash", as Lar so eloquently puts it, then use the buffers and bogie plates. I model US style locos and cars and so I don't use the buffers. Instead I use (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Questions from a trains idiot —James Powell
     (...) Larry! some of us don't have enough space to have trains of 15 american cars...besides which, it would take 5 motors to get it up the grade...it takes 3 under 9 cars now... (...) _or_ you can use the 2x2 plate turntables. Not as good a design, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Questions from a trains idiot —Frank Filz
     (...) Boy is it so nice that 3225 does not come with track or regulator (I don't know about others, but I have a lot more curved track than I need). I may be reaching the point where I have more train motors than I need, but so far I'm not overly (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Questions from a trains idiot —Ludo Soete
   (...) It's no short cirquit,but an overheated regulator, who reduces the output voltage with increasing heath. Using a larger heathsink on the regulator can reduce this problem. The used regulator 'chip' is a LM317T, capable to deliver 1.5 Amp. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
 

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