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Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:19:20 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.+nospam+tulane.edu
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If they use a Mindstorms like comuter brick then no modofication to the motor
should be need. The computer brick would control the voltage...D'OH! I just
realized the problem...the motor cnanot get current from the rails and the
computer brick at the same time...
never mind...
Chris
Doug wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Tom Stangl writes:
> > Doug,
> >
> > CURRENT RCX are 8 studs wide. But if they make one specifically for trains, • they
> > don't have to worry about batteries, and can make it much smaller. The • regulator
> > on that type of system would just feed a DCC signal if needed (or have • multiple
> > speed dials), with the rails getting a full 9V all the time.
>
> I would really hope that they would provide a means to upgrade current motors
> to "DCC Ready", if that is in fact the case, personally I would love to see a
> LEGO product out of the box(es) be able to be digitally controlled, perform
> certain actions (movements) dependant on sensors or relays around the track,
> perhaps even a TLG video camera mounted in the nose (did you ever see the
> Lionel layout designed for rock icon Neal Young's paralyzed son? It's amazing)
> If any of this should come to light it will be one more reason for me to build
> my train system "into" my walls and through my house :)
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| (...) they (...) regulator (...) multiple (...) I would really hope that they would provide a means to upgrade current motors to "DCC Ready", if that is in fact the case, personally I would love to see a LEGO product out of the box(es) be able to be (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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