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Re: Yards
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:05:44 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > > leave in different directions? has anyone built a wye in lego?
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> > Can someone please tell me what a wye is?
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> A wye is a method of reversing the direction of a engine, so that it faces the
> other way, like a turntable.
> (crude artwork
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> ----------(connetion to mainline, or could be mainline)
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> One leg of it must be insulated, so that you can reverse the current in a
> model. it is just like a reversing loop in that respect.
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> James
Now tell me how to make one without using anything that is not lego and without
modifying any lego :)
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 | | Re: Yards
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| (...) It is actually possible, you just need to have the legs come in on a straight so you can make an electrical gap by leaving a 1 stud space between two pieces of track. (C) (A) ----\---...---x--/----- -> main -----\ /-----x-- || || / | (B) The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) "please" assumed since, after all, it's Jonathan we're dealing with. you need to avoid shorting. Standard ways, discussed here already: - Use a sticker to insulate - leave a gap of a stud between the tracks so they don't actually connect. (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) A wye is a method of reversing the direction of a engine, so that it faces the other way, like a turntable. (crude artwork ---...---(connetion to mainline, or could be mainline) ` ' ` ' y | One leg of it must be insulated, so that you can (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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