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Re: BrickFest TimeSaver Layout
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lugnet.trains.org
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Wed, 1 May 2002 12:05:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Rick Clark writes:
> [1] Looking down from the top, my decoupler looks like this:
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> The two prongs are 1x16 bricks, sandwiched between two 6x10 plates.
> Insert the uncoupler so that the two prongs are touching the two rails. Then
> gently twist. Instant uncoupling!
I think you may have answered my decoupling dilemma. It might have to be
modified for 12v track (because of the conductors between the rails). This
is much more elegant than what I was imagining: one hand on each car and
pulling them apart. I can see pulling too hard and then crashing into
adjacent cars.
I do like the idea of a constant throttle speed and using a toggle switch to
control direction. I suggest a momentary contact switch. That way there are
only 2 positions: press one way for foward, let go to stop, press the
opposite way for reverse.
Mark
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| (...) The constant throttle speed is also mildly important if the contest is timed instead of counting moves. Note that counting time is actually more prototypical also. In real life, they don't care how many "moves" you make. What they care is that (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| Oh, I disagree heartily. Having played my own LEGO timesaver, as well as an HO version that I own, I can tell you that using the throttle makes the game MUCH more thrilling. Pushing the trains around by hand is just not the same. John Allen's (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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