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Re: Legomodular standards?
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Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:38:36 GMT
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How will you handle engines/trains with multiple motors as they cross the
transition from one trackset to the other?
John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Robert Green writes:
> > > Not seeing anything yet, this might have already been covered. But, have you
> > > guys addressed electrical inter-operablity between modules?
> >
> > Well, any module that has electrical connections to the track will run them
> > back to the controller area in the module. From there, a controller could be
> > removed and the wire just run to the other controller where multiple layouts
> > are connected, so I don't think it will be much of a problem. I would
> > personally like to see our layouts get to the size that these issues become a
> > problem, but right now, I think it is fairly minimal.
> >
> > Mike
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> 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 larger (8-wide) trains will handle the grades...
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> We're also planning on having some stuff that the kids can control, either
> with Mindstorms pushbutton controls, or maybe even a speed regulator on the
> outside of the layout somewhere...
>
> JohnG, GMLTC
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| 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?
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| (...) 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?
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| (...) 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)
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| (...) 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) !
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