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Ok Robin, bring it on! Looks like we have a challenger. jt Robin Werner <robstormer@cs.com> wrote in message news:FxtnqG.6xC@lugnet.com... (...) prototypes. (...) a (...) the (...) a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well James, when were you going to let your train club members know what you were up to? Fast trains.....last night I hooked up a 9v battery pack to a 9v train motor.... I was actually testing something else (lighting). But, I was amazed at (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You know I got inspired at the Saturday meeting, after running a few of those trains a bit faster they could handle I wanted to make one that could handle the abuse. So I built the Green Machine that evening. But how am I going to control the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The solution, if it doesn't add too much bulk or weight, is to mount the small battery pack and drive the fiperoptics off of that, instead of off track power. - Greg (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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