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save, 9v, trains
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| Hey folks, Many of you know that I setup and have run the Save 9V Trains site for some time. Well the usefulness of that site has come to an end. Being the insane LEGO fan that I am I just had to do something else. To that end I have set up a new (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !!
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save, 9v, trains
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save, 9v, trains
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: Save the 10183 trains!
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| In lugnet.trains, Jeroen de Haan wrote: ... (...) In working with LDD, I've found a couple of tricks. First, even in the instruction mode you can change your viewpoint to see the bricks that have appeared (a "highlight new bricks" feature in the (...) (17 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.dear-lego)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Save 9 Volt Trains
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| Now is our chance to take action and help influance a decision within LEGO before a point of no return is reached. In order to do that a web site has been created for the purpose of saving the 9v electric train line. Access to the site is free. At (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | lugnet.trains FAQ
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| I'd like to add a trains section to the FAQ at (URL) but I need your help. What Q&A would you like every new LUGNET member to read before posting to this group? What questions do you personally have, that you know are answered in the group (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | S@H Sale
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| Get them while they last... Lego Shop @ Home (US and Canada) has the following on sale! Straight Rails for 9v Trains Item #: 4515 US$4.98 CDN$6.98 Curved Rails for 9v Trains Item #: 4520 US$4.98 CDN$6.98 Cross Track for 9v Trains Item #: 4519 (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.trains) !
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save, 9v, trains
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| | 9v Train status report.
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| OK, we have been given a limited amount of information that we have been authorized to share. Now I am a fan first and Ambassador second so I am going to give you all the nuts and bolts first. After that I am going to break down each statement as I (...) (18 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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save, 9v, trains
(score: 6.008)
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| | 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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| Hi All, As you know there haws been a change in ILTCO's contact person at LEGO and unfortunately the "9v Announcement" was made via the Ambassadors list rather than the normal ILTCO channel. Moving forward we hope that this issue has been fixed. (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: rebeco
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| (...) Having thought about it a bit more I think I understand how it works. The locomotive makes use of the fact that Lego points are sprung and allow travel from the 'wrong road' in a trailing direction. Jason has in fact posted a bit about his (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: Just An Idea: Part Dew
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| (...) Ahhh, Thanks for the clarification and context. That is pretty cool although I doubt we should so blatently steal a header like that. With that said I really would like ILTCO support for (URL). I really want to get the discussion there going. (...) (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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save, 9v, trains
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: End of 9V train line?!
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| (...) To be honest, I don't think any AFOL has specific knowledge of the future of LEGO trains....yet;-) But I do know this: that rumors of the demise LEGO trains have been greatly exaggerated;-) I don't even know if they are keeping the 9 volt (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | A story, and a new Trains website
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| As we near the release of LDD 2.0, I offer the following tale... Two weeks ago, I was visiting the Tyson's Corner LEGO Store. Although the store still sells 9V track and motors, they no longer carry 9V train sets, which number only a few these days (...) (18 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX) !
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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| In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: <snipped a lot of info> Steve, You should put something about this on the front page of the ILTCO site that is in plain view, even if you link to another page with more details. It is great that you want ILTCO (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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| * “Could you please explain why ILTCO is the normal channel for such issues?“ - Didier Enjary ILTCO is operated under a democratic process. All 33 member clubs are equally represented and receive communications at the exactly the same time thru the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: 9V Discontinued? - Rechargeable Batteries
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| (...) (SNIP) (...) It seems there are a few types of rechargeable batteries to consider: NiCds are made obsolete by the European RoHS directive (banning Cadmium), and they also suffer from memory effect. NiMH are becoming more common in standard (...) (18 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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save, 9v, trains
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| | Re: modding the new IR trains
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| (...) (SNIP) (...) (SNIP) (...) (SNIP) (...) I'd like to do a combination of 2, 4 and 7. Take the batteries out, put them in a 4x14 battery box. Use a 9V lead cut in half to connect this to the electronics. Cover over the button of the wrong (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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