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Re: Track to return engine? In English?
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Date: 
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 01:56:14 GMT
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I was thinking of using 12v track for this kind of thing - running both
rails as 0v, and both centre lines moving betweeen +9v..-9v. Dunno if it's
worth trying to get hold of all that 12v track, though.

Wouldn't need RCX control, but you would need a custom controller to get the
reverse voltage happening. Or maybe just a switch (electrical) of some kind?

ROSCO

Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message
news:G9DM2E.A91@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:

I think it would be nice if we could run trains on a layout in a "Dog • Bone"
configuration (I.E. 2 reversing loops connected by a length of staight • track)
with some sort of RCX style control to work the switches and power going
through the loops.

This would allow us to do a very long and narrow layout as opposed to the • more
traditional square/rectangle with a loop of track.

I realize its a bit of a pipe dream but I do like to dream...


Eric Kingsley



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  Re: Track to return engine? In English?
 
(...) This brings up one of the things on my wish list for somewhere in the distant future... I think it would be nice if we could run trains on a layout in a "Dog Bone" configuration (I.E. 2 reversing loops connected by a length of staight track) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)

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