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Re: directional lighting
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 19 Dec 1999 15:25:00 GMT
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In my opinion, that would ruin the feeling of LEGO. If you wanted things
like that, then you could build them yourself (like a lot of people makes
MindStorms sensors). LEGO is a toy for children, and I doubt that a 6-year
old would have fun with those things.
--Tobias
<SNIP>
> Wouldn't it be neat if TLC decided that those nifty 80-in-1 electronic kits
> were something that could be done with LEGO bricks? Imaging having diode,
> transistor, resistor, capacitor, inductor, inverter, NAND, NOR, etc. etc.
> etc. bricks? True - any complex circuit would be huge, but directional
> lighting would be trivial with a diode brick. With a transistor brick, you
> should be able to make a constant voltage directional lighting system
> (relying on a battery box for the voltage), though no lights will be on if
> the train is stopped (of course with the right bricks, you could • superimpose
> an AC voltage on the tracks, though the unmodified train motor might
> complain).
>
> Frank
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38518F7C.45F824ED@v...er.net>... (...) and (...) other (...) rear (...) up (...) Wouldn't it be neat if TLC decided that those nifty 80-in-1 electronic kits were something that could be done with LEGO bricks? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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