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Re: 1 speed regulator 2 trains and tracks
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 6 Dec 1998 04:30:54 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> On Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:17:22 GMT, "Dave Jost" <djost@cybertrails.com>
> wrote:
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> > Not an expert in electronics....I think the regulator adjust to the amount
> > of current that is drawn by the motors so two regulators would share the
> > workload on the same system and if you add more motors on the same regulator
> > it would just feed more current without slowing things down???????
> >
> > Hey I could be wrong here
> >
> > Any ways using commen sense tells you everything has its limits, you may at
> > one point add to many motors lights etc and than it would be ouside its
> > designed limits which may cause an overload,( Matt Bates already said that
> > there is an overload protection, allowing you to overload the darn thing) so
> > have fun. I'm sure Lego has tested this thing and would probably not sell it
> > if it had only a slight chance of blowing up.(don't think they would want to
> > get sued)
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > PS where are those electronic hobbyist among us that understand this and can
> > explain this thing.
>
> Well, if you draw too much current thru your regulator, You'll most
> likely run into the limits of the wall-brick trafo thingy. Whgen that
> starts to get hot at prolonged use, beware :)
This comes up a fair bit on a regular basis. Someone needs to write up
all that is known and get Matt to add it to his excellent site.
Anyway here's what I know. I probably have a 1/2 dozen regulators at
this point of various histories (most used, actually, I sold off all the
new ones I had when first getting started that I got from a store
unloading theirs) I have run 4 train motors all the time. At that level
there is a noticable loading down (top speed is not as fast as with just
1 or two) and any stall can send the controller into overload (like if I
am powering a compressor and the pressure switch is maladjusted).
I ran 6 train motors once on a single regulator. It worked for about 5
min. The regulator got detectably warm, then shut down. I let it sit for
about 1/2 hour and it worked. I never did that again.
Hope that helps.
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| (...) Sounds like a fairly intricate scheme - especially if it automatically goes back to work again, instead of requiring you to replace the fuse, which is the usual option. Good work by Lego, I guess. I'll open mine up one time and check :) BTW: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Well, if you draw too much current thru your regulator, You'll most likely run into the limits of the wall-brick trafo thingy. Whgen that starts to get hot at prolonged use, beware :) Jasper Jasper (25 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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