Hi, everyone! I'd like to build a very small portable z scale layout that will run on battery power. I'd greatly appreciate any help in finding an online...
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D. A. Karp
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Jul 2, 2000 2:20 am
All you should need is a 9V battery, a 40k potentiometer, and an on/off switch hooked up in series. That's it! ... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= D. A. Karp ...
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JohnKHudsn@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:37 am
Thanks! The 40k potentiometer was what I was looking for. Do you have any idea how much current (amps) one of these little z scale locos draws? Thanks again,...
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D. A. Karp
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Jul 2, 2000 3:14 am
If you look on the top of the Marklin power supply, it says it provides 0 - 0.4 Amps. The actual current a locomotive will draw depends on its size, load, and...
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Jeffrey MacHan
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Jul 4, 2000 3:41 am
Hi gang, I have reached the city of Rochester, Minnesota on my way to Toronto, Ontario. If you have tried to reach my web site since June 27th, you will have...
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don bouchard
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Jul 5, 2000 5:46 pm
I figured I would let everyone know how my Z products were coming along. First of all, I've rejoined forces with Jon LaMere on these projects, we have decided...
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M. Gottschalch
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Jul 5, 2000 7:23 pm
Don, Sounds great! Let me know when they are ready and I will buy some of the poles. I need them for my village in the hills. Manfred...
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Reynard Wellman
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Jul 6, 2000 2:02 am
Hello Don, Good luck in your endeavour. I would like to try your telephone poles but I think Chris Miller already makes a nice photo-etched version. Being made...
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Jeffrey MacHan
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Jul 6, 2000 4:30 am
Dear Z Friends, I see that the list had not been in hibernation after all! I was happy to see so much recent activity. Here is a friendly reminder to our...
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bjkronen@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:40 am
Hi all: Interesting news: eGroups has been bought by Yahoo. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000628/ca_yahoo.html What's interesting about the change is Yahoo's...
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M. Gottschalch
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Jul 6, 2000 1:04 pm
A good reason for people to mention new things that they have found or are produceing, that are not available in stores. I think that that is differant from...
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bjkronen@...
Jul 6, 2000 1:54 pm
... Well said. Although I live in a city of 5,000,000 folks, you can hug my local Z dealer's entire case of Z scale and touch your fingers around back. It...
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Robert Charles Axtell
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Jul 6, 2000 5:20 pm
Ordinarily I am content to lurk, but, with the obvious exception of Ztrack Magazine (I only wish it was weekly) it is so rare to find information about Z scale...
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Bill Hoshiko
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Jul 6, 2000 9:13 pm
... (snip) ... I live in a community with an excess of 16 million people. It also has a great concentration of extremely high income earners, a high level of ...
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J LaMere
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Jul 7, 2000 12:37 am
Hello To The List, Wow! The list lives on. I must not have had email like this in months. I'm very please that everyone seems to be replenished with lots of...
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don bouchard
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Jul 8, 2000 5:41 pm
I want to thank all the members for there positive feedback on my earlier post, I'll try to keep everyone informed on future progress. Which brings me to the...
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Scott A. Whitmire
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Jul 8, 2000 7:21 pm
... Hmm...I could use several storage sheds, and some of those crossing control sheds. They look like large transformer boxes mounted on stilts, and can be...
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dbouchard@...
Jul 8, 2000 9:52 pm
Scott, Great ideas, I really have been interested in a terminal or a building where locos are repaired and maintained(can't think of the name of these)Jon and...
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Ed Scullin
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Jul 8, 2000 11:59 pm
I will be in Rothenburg Germany for a few days, does anybody know of any good shops for Zscale there or in the general area. Also have a free afternoon in...
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Jeffrey MacHan
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Jul 9, 2000 12:39 am
Hi Bill, Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention. From what I understand from the following exerpt, Yahoo can use any image that members upload to ...
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Dan MacKellar
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Jul 10, 2000 12:41 am
Hey guys, been offline for awhile, but will be back in full force shortly. I was thinking about how to go about building body shells for hood units. A friend...
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rpb@...
Jul 10, 2000 12:54 am
Dan: I'll buy in for a hundred dollars if you decide to do a GP 7/9 shell. Please let me know what I can do to help. The Hobby needs more and different motive...
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Scott A. Whitmire
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Jul 10, 2000 2:08 am
... I never did like the GP7s and 9s. I don't really like high nose locos. I was thinking more along the lines of a GP30 or GP35. Although, and SD40-2 would be...
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D. A. Karp
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Jul 10, 2000 2:12 am
Hi all, I've been working on preliminary designs of a Z-scale SD40-2, with a shell probably made in etched brass. I have some Faulhaber motors, Marklin ...
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Scott A. Whitmire
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Jul 10, 2000 2:42 am
... That's a good start, but I wouldn't use Marklin trucks. All of them that I've seen are too long to be in scale. For a GP, I'd go with MicoTrain trucks. ...
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sutfin
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Jul 10, 2000 5:18 am
Dan, Some great ideas and plans. Since I model the Lackawanna, gotta go with the Trainmaster, but everyone needs several SW9/1200s. Actually, I'll be happy...
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dbouchard@...
Jul 10, 2000 5:34 am
Dan, Resin might be the way to go "if you get a good master and someone who knows "a lot" about resin, I think you might want to discuss this with Rob Kluz, He...
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D. A. Karp
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Jul 10, 2000 6:27 am
I contacted Micro-Mo (www.micromo.com) a few weeks ago about getting the 8mm faulhaber motors, and they'll sell them for about $50.00 apiece if one buys five...
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Lawrence L. Smith
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Jul 10, 2000 12:28 pm
Hello everyone, Now that I'm on the uphill side from my unusually busy family life, I want to add my input for a new loco. I'll throw in all my autocad drawn...
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ztrack@...
Jul 10, 2000 1:32 pm
... It is coming… That is all I can say. Rob Kluz Ztrack Magazine...
