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Re: Hobby Train
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:33:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote:
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> I'm looking forward to the new PF trains, though I'm still trying to wrap my
> brain around how I'm going to be able to fit all of the components into the
> locomotive size I currently build. I really don't want my RS3 to have to always
> pull the same car behind it in order to include the battery box, which likely
> won't fit inside the RS3's 4-wide body, but I don't see another solution.
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> Unless I move to 8-wide trains, of course, which I'm actually starting to do,
> somewhat because of this change.
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> -Elroy
As someone in an 8-wide train club, our biggest concern is whether the PF trains
will have enough power to pull our heavy trains.
We've got our fingers crossed that the new motors / remotes / batteries will
work for us, but we're also stocking up on the now discontinued 9volt parts
while we can still get them.
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) This is one of the reasons I would have preferred for TLG to continue producing the 9volt system until at least there was a 'working' PF system. Our club continues doing train displays including this Sunday and the next two Sundays. We do our (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I've heard tales that the rechargeable NXT batteries don't deliver as much punch as alkaline cells, so I would expect similar with rechargeable train batteries. If so, 8 wide will be tough (heck, it is tough enough to pull 8-wide with track (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) If I may submit the power of one small Power Functions motor: (URL) a design dreamed up by "Swoofty", which I call the Franken-Swoofty. One small power functions motor is pulling all 6 cars from the official LEGO Santa Fe Super Chief consist. (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I wonder how much of that had to do with it being released without a motor, and right around the same time the end of the 9v line was announced. It's a great set, but I, for one, was disappointed that it pictured locomotives on the box, but (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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