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Re: directional lighting
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 11 Dec 1999 00:15:01 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> There are two kinds of Lego lights.
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> #1 - While powered up, they shine constantly, with brightness in direct
> proportion to how much juice they are getting, i.e. a faster setting = more
> light. This is independant of the polarity, meaning that they shine whether
> the train is moving forward or backwards.
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> The standard Lego train light (1x2 with side mounted light and a vertical
> groove on the back side) works in this fashion.
OK, then if the train is going forward, and the rear lights are on, is there a
way to change the color of the rear lights to red using the standard LEGO train
light as mentioned above?
Russell
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| (...) Using standard Lego Components? Not electronically, but I bet it could be done mechanically. Have some sort of mechanical gizmo that moves a trans red 1x2 in front of a light channel. I ain't an ME so I just told you everything I know. (27 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) There are two kinds of Lego lights. #1 - While powered up, they shine constantly, with brightness in direct proportion to how much juice they are getting, i.e. a faster setting = more light. This is independant of the polarity, meaning that (...) (27 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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