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Re: LEGO 7996 and 9V
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:35:52 GMT
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Jeffrey-
Of course, there's the "easy" way: Simply use two motors, linked by a wire, and
separated by enough distance to cover the non-conductive gap caused by using a
7996. We have tried this and it works fine (and also improves operation
elsewhere).
-Ted
In lugnet.trains, Gereon Stein wrote:
> Hi,
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> I was just wondering - has anyone yet considered whether there might be a way to
> "9voltify" the LEGO 7996 set (switched rail crossing)? I mean, there we do have
> a very useful piece of track, however it is only usable for RC trains so far.
> What could possibly be done about that?
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> While we are at it - would there be any way to modify the RC track to work with
> "old style" 9V trains? I know it's probably not worth taking all the pain, but
> since I'd like a 7996 for my layout, I thought I'd ask...
>
> Thanks,
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> Jerry
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| (...) Ted: That's a great idea! Do you any pictures of your setup and how you routed the wire between the motors? This sounds like something I would love to try. Thanks for the tip. -Dave (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO 7996 and 9V
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| Hi, I was just wondering - has anyone yet considered whether there might be a way to "9voltify" the LEGO 7996 set (switched rail crossing)? I mean, there we do have a very useful piece of track, however it is only usable for RC trains so far. What (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains)
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