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Re: 1 speed regulator 2 trains and tracks
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 13:15:12 GMT
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On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 04:30:54 GMT, Larry Pieniazek
<lpien@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com> wrote:

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.

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: You didn't mention this, but someone else way out there in the
thread did, so: be careful with putting _two_ regulators on the same
track - especially if you're not careful about turning the knobs at
exactly the same time, one will be feeding current into the other.
Could be rather - unwanted side effects. So to speak.

Jasper



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(...) snip (...) Hi All, To add to the complexity, with the introduction of 4519 crossover, will it be possible to have to separate train systems powered by separate controllers which crossover one another, once, twice etc. Mark H. (25 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)

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