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RE: Track Question
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 15 Dec 2000 18:48:00 GMT
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mpratt@cix.%stopspammers%co.uk
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In article <LOBBIHLABFJFCGAHCFFNGENPDKAA.MMillere@Bellsouth.Net>,
MMillere@Bellsouth.Net (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Mark_&_Milissa_Mill=E9re?=) wrote:
> Michael
>
> You are correct for 9v. the voltage is applied to whichever direction
> the
> switch is selected to.
>
> My son Martin found out the hard way when he changed one switch, it
> applied the
> voltage, and plowed my 4565 into my newly traded MetroLiner!
>
> You should have seen the look of horror on his face and his scrambling
> to put it
> back together :)
>
> Thanx,
>
> Mark Millére
> LUGnet # 525
> Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millére's Spares
> <http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?i=MMillere>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com] • On
> Behalf Of
> Michael Pratt
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 12:59 PM
> To: lugnet.trains@lugnet.com
> Subject: Track Question
>
> When you create a siding using two switches does the track
> not in use become isolated ? this does not work for 12v but I think it
> does for 9v because the direction of the switch determines which line
> carries the current.
> What I want is to have two trains on one track with an isolated part of
> the line.
> Am I talking rubbish ?
>
> Michael Pratt
>
>
AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
I think 9v is best and easiest to lay too !
Michael Pratt
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| Michael You are correct for 9v. the voltage is applied to whichever direction the switch is selected to. My son Martin found out the hard way when he changed one switch, it applied the voltage, and plowed my 4565 into my newly traded MetroLiner! You (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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