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Re: New Press Release about Power Function Trains
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:26:12 GMT
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Rob Hendrix wrote:
> We could connect linear contacts of undetermined length to a wall
> transformer and put them inside the rails. Then, the train with the
> battery could have something plugged into its charging jack that
> would run along these contacts to charge the battery everytime it
> went around the loop...
> I may not have thought of that before someone else (I didn't check),
> but I like it!
It's been talked about before.
The old 12v components might work here. From the 1970s era 12v, there is a
brick with metal stud contacts that could be used for the pickup from the
12v power rails.
Frank
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 | | Re: New Press Release about Power Function Trains
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| Metal rails and metal wheels is a good solution. :) Those burned out motors turn out to be a great way to pickup power from rails (when properly modified) that can be rerouted to the battery box charging port. BTW there is some talk about the Pf (...) (16 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Press Release about Power Function Trains
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| "Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:JyBFrz.E48@lugnet.com... (...) You (or I, or someone) could always make some track charging station with a little engine-uity [that could]... We could connect linear contacts of (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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