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Re: New stuff at the Train Depot
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:37:59 GMT
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As before, Matt has made another great addition to his Lego train_depot.
His model with the RCX in the boxcar may be just inspiration I need to buy
Mindstorms. I like the idea of an autonomous train running around the tracks.
If you do this, do you open your 9v train motor and disconnect the wires from
the pickups connected to the metal wheels. This way you could run multiple
trains on a single track without blocking. Or I guess you could run it on 4.5v
gray track. Plenty of ideas. Any info on how long six AA batteris will run
the 9v train motor. Yes, I'd guess it has a lot to do with how many cars you
pull, but are we talking 30 minutes or 6 hours. This makes a big difference
when planning PNLTC events where our trains run continously for 8 or more hours
a day.
The Znap bridge looks good too.
And if lego is going to redesign the points, and Matt has some good ideas, they
need to be motorized!
Ben Fleskes
PNLTC
Matthew Bates writes:
> I've added the following...
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> 1. Pictures of my RCX built into a boxcar that I mentioned last week.
> 2. Pictures of a girder bridge made from Znap.
> 3. Thoughts about a new style of points.
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> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/train_depot
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> go to Site Updates
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> Matt
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 | | Re: New stuff at the Train Depot
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| (...) While simpler to do by running on 4.5V track, I'd connect, on every motor you want to do this with, the wheel pickups to one of the motor connector and the motor to the other. Then, by running the track at constant 9V, you can plug the RCX's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New stuff at the Train Depot
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| (...) 4.5v Haven't tried anything as drastic as rewiring a train motor, in fact what I have it connected to at the moment is a rack and pinion (cog) locomotive which is driven by a new style Technic motor. (...) hours a day. I would guess about 2 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| I've added the following... 1. Pictures of my RCX built into a boxcar that I mentioned last week. 2. Pictures of a girder bridge made from Znap. 3. Thoughts about a new style of points. (URL) to Site Updates Matt (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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