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Subject: 
Re: The Future of Trains
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:41:46 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Brian Davis wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > 
> > > A practical value is about 1A - NXT motor driver itself
> > > limits the current around 1A too.
> > 
> > Ah, thank you - so running two stalled train motors would exceed the NXT output,
> > but running one train motor up to a stall conditions should be fine. Out of
> > curiosity, along with the output limitations on the NXT (1 A) and RCX (500 mA),
> > does anyone have the output limitations (voltage and current) on the train
> > transformer?
> 
> The linear regulator inside is a 1.5A version if I remember well, but I may be
> wrong. Cross posted to lugnet.trains trying to get train guru opinion...
> 
> Philo

At BayLTC we usually run four train motors on one loop using stock Controller
with a 1.2 amp wall wart.

Bruce



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  Re: The Future of Trains
 
(...) The linear regulator inside is a 1.5A version if I remember well, but I may be wrong. Cross posted to lugnet.trains trying to get train guru opinion... Philo (19 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.trains)

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