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Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:14:02 GMT
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On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:43:11 GMT, you wrote:

This leads me to my question; given the current IR RC train line what changes
do you see necessary for you to convert from 9v track to plastic track and why?

Again, I am someone who will never convert to the plain plastic, but I
see the IR system being much more useful if the battery/receiver is
unbundled from the baseplate.

Ideally, I would like to have the IR receiver unbundled from both
battery and baseplate.  That way you could theoritically use the IR to
control your motor powered by 9V track, you could build IR/plastic
track engines and cars much more realistically, and you could even
easily integrate the IR system in other Lego applications such as a
small rail truck using a 9V battery, monorails, or even road based
busses and trucks - that would be a blast.

So for IR to be worthwhile for me to purchase, the reciever needs to
be un-bundled from the battery box setup.

-Matt :)

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  Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
 
(...) actuly the ironic thing is lego is producing something like you described for the 2007 lineup. the dinosar and grader have an ir motor controler with a seperate motor and battery pac. the only down side is it's uncompatable with the old 9v (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
 
I’d like to pose a question that’s been bothering me lately. Since RC trains made they’re debut last year many issues have risen with the product in its current form. Mainly these are control and power issues but there are many other quirks as well. (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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