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Torby
1st Class Member
North Chicago 'burbs.
Engineer
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 | | 07/28/2008 6:55 AM |
| Mine threw its back out yesterday. Ran 5 hours at the botanic with a moderately long train and no incidents. After putting the cars away, I went to run it around once by itself and it wrecked twice. Hmm--the batteries in my camera are dead | |
 "If Christianity was something we were making up, of course we could make it easier. But it is not. We cannot compete, in simplicity with people who are inventing religions. How could we? We are dealing with Fact. Of course anyone can be simple if he has no facts to bother about."-- C. S. Lewis | |
| Rayman4449
Gardner, KS
Foreman
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| | 07/28/2008 9:27 PM |
|  I guess that helps to have a lighter load. (Is that Mallet the one you got from Marty?) I was thinking in the case of some unexpected short if a wire came loose or something. It probably is a very unlikely risk for you I definitely agree. Wow, I didn't realize the early Aristo stuff had no electronics whatsoever. You know it's kinda that nasty cycle, the more you want in features and convenience, the more complex and the more complex the more areas you have open up for problems. That is one thing I have to give MTH with their DCS sound and control, I have yet to have a single board fail for any reason and with as complex as the electronics it's kinda remarkable.
I may email you offline to learn more about the milwaukee batteries and chargers. I'm doing a detail cost-comparison write-up on track and battery operation. Thanks for sharing the info you did, this will help.
Agreed! I bow to yours as well my friend. Unfortunately discussions on this always get polarized when folks start injecting misleading & inflamatory statements. If discussion would stay objective it wouldn't get that way. (If we could keep pride and financial interest out it maybe we could.)
And I enjoyed getting to talk with you when you were down at the KC show last month. Look foward to seeing you again soon.
Raymond
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| Madstang
1st Class Member
Bellevue, NE
Foreman
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| | 07/28/2008 9:47 PM |
| All I can say Ray is DITTO!!!
I can send you the Ebay links if you want..all you type in is Malwaukee battery....then search Milwaukee battery charger..and pricing populates the screen.
I have both of the 3 bay chargers they offer..but paid way too much for them then for what they can be purchased for now..but You know the thing about.."I got to have it..and I got to have it NOW!!!
When they guys stop by they laugh at my battery/charger station as I have almost every battery you can think of..and multiples of chargers taboot!
Anything I can do to help...just ask!
I think the bset thing about this hobby is the people you make contact with and the networking that follows...goes way beyond trains!
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