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    Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Matthew Bates
   Hmmm, that's a jolly fine theory, I didn't know such a material existed. Maybe I need to go back and figure out a way to incorporate the disc into the modified motor[1]. It would be kind of embarassing if my motor fell out onto the track one day (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Martin Legault
     (...) Didn't open a motor yet but with the description I would say that it is a thermistor (thermal resistive device). Better find a way to live it in place. (...) When I opened my controller I didn't saw (or remember seeing) such a device inside (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Matthew Bates
     (...) I suppose I could try soldering wires to it and thereby put it between the DCC decoder output and the motor. Does it need to be thermally coupled to the motor though or is the heat of the current passing through it sufficient? Matt (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Martin Legault
     (...) Hard to say, some are able to heat by themself and some need external heat source, but the first type normaly stay "open" as long as there is power applied to them while the second type slowly became less resistive when they cool down, so if (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Martin Legault
      Soete Ludo wrote: Hi,   I read your answer to Matt Bates concerning the lego train motor.   It's so that if you overload the speed regulator that the voltage will drop down due to an internal cirquit into the voltage regulator. This is a LM317 and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Martin Legault
     <snip every thing> After opening my first lego motor, I took a look at that rounded part. Just with my technical knowledge (didn't perform anytest on it) I defenetivly say it is a thermistor and it doesn't have to be heated by the motor, just the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Train Depot DCC Update —Steven Barile
   Three mile Island train theme SteveB Matthew Bates wrote in message ... (...) Maybe (...) onto (...) from (...) tab (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
 

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