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    Re: Legomodular standards? —John Gerlach
   (...) The GMLTC is planning on having two speed regulators for each track around our layout. We'll split the layout electrically, so we can have higher power on the uphill side, and lower power on the downhill side. We really have no idea how our (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) ! 
   
        Re: Legomodular standards? —Tom Stangl
   How will you handle engines/trains with multiple motors as they cross the transition from one trackset to the other? (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)  
   
        Re: Legomodular standards? —Mike Poindexter
     In the future, if Lego doesn't come out with DCC or something like it in their 2001 train line, I will be converting my motors over to DCC. The newest line of Digitrax decoders offers a unit that reads back the EMF from the motor and adjusts to (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)  
   
        Re: Legomodular standards? —James Powell
     (...) As long as the 2 controllers are set to the same 'notch', you will not have any real problem. The motor will get 2x voltage for the period of time that it takes with one set of wheels on one power supply, and the other from the other (not all (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)  
    
         Re: Legomodular standards? —Frank Filz
      James Powell wrote in message ... (...) any (...) other (...) repeat (...) Well, actually, it won't get twice the voltage... There are actually two considerations of crossing a gap: 1. A single motor will temporarily bridge the gap. I'm assuming (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Legomodular standards? —Dean Husby
   (...) The thing that I keep wondering about is when the motor is over the break point. For a brief time BOTH motor pickups are on two different circuits... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Legomodular standards? —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) point. For (...) Yes. You are correct, Sir! And, briefly, that means that the two outputs are tied together. The more difference in voltage values, theoretically the more strain is placed on the power supplies. However, actually, these (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
 

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