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Re: Do 35-36 Gauge Solderless Butt Connectors Exist? Hi, and thanks for your question. I've never seen solderless connectors for magnet wire. If you dip the ends of the wire in flux before soldering, it helps the enamel coating dissolve when solder is…
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- 2 yrs agoFri. July 1, 2022 - 3:31 pm
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Re: Post Never Showed Up? Hi there, sorry for the delay-- your post was in fact in the approval queue. I've just approved it.
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- 2 yrs agoFri. July 1, 2022 - 3:29 pm
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Re: New Brickstuff Helpdesk and Emails Hi @Roy Brewer , very sorry for the delay. June has been our busiest month in 5+ years, with two shows in the month (we haven't done a show in 2.5 years). We've been swamped.…
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- 2 yrs agoThu. June 23, 2022 - 1:38 pm
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Re: PowerSpijk-S Lighting Effect Controller Instructions @Donovan Ellis Thanks for your questions-- all really good things to ask. To answer: Yes, there are two modes built into the controller where both lights can be turned on/off independently.…
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- 2 yrs agoWed. June 22, 2022 - 5:55 pm
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Re: New UCS Lego Star Destroyer 75252 @Tanner Saadi WOW! That is incredible. 2,000 fiber optic lights, over 6 weeks to install. Hmm, I wonder how we could ever make instructions for that?! 😂 Thanks for sharing-- really incredible.
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- 2 yrs agoWed. June 22, 2022 - 5:37 pm
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Re: LEGO Creator Back To The Future DeLorean Set (#10300) @Raymond Fiumara Hi, our current model does not but we've made a new one that does! Had to make it one stud narrower. We'll post a video here soon showing the newer one,…
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- 2 yrs agoSat. June 11, 2022 - 9:35 am
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- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: LIGHTBARS! @Tanner Saadi I thought about that too when designing our kit for that set years ago. In the end it was just too much work. The way to do it would be to make a flex PCB with tiny LEDs embedded that…
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- 2 yrs agoWed. June 8, 2022 - 3:03 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson Thanks for sharing that. Does the pod detach or is it permanently mounted? Are there exterior/marker lights that you want to light, or just internal/cockpit?
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- 2 yrs agoFri. June 3, 2022 - 1:46 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson Hey Gaz, we have a dedicated thread about the BTTF Delorean set. More to come on that next week-- I'm so excited about it and you'll see things you've never seen in a LEGO lighting kit…
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 27, 2022 - 8:25 pm
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson great, happy to hear you got it working!
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 27, 2022 - 12:57 pm
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Re: LIGHTBARS! @Logan McCain No it would be pretty well attached-- the wire comes out the bottom of the lightbar assembly, so as long as it's mounted onto the top of a vehicle, you should be good.…
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- 2 yrs agoThu. May 19, 2022 - 11:29 am
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Re: Two troubles with the Falcon Light and sound Hello, thank you for your message. Sorry for the trouble with your kit. Hopefully I can help: A/Lower Cannon: For this, you should make sure the main power ("A" button) is "on" before turning off…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 16, 2022 - 9:27 pm
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Re: LIGHTBARS! @Logan McCain Really hard to say. The transparent parts will be glued to the tile underneath, forming the lightbar. The glue is pretty strong (it fuses the plastic) but I'm sure you could pry it off…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 16, 2022 - 9:22 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson So no power is coming on at all? Are the green power LED lights on each controller board on? Could be you have your master power off-- a "long press" of the "A" button will turn…
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 13, 2022 - 3:22 pm
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Lego Harry Potter Diagon Alley Set 75978 @Brandon Hackett Thank you for your patience! We are finally getting in our next-generation controllers, which will enable us to make kits like Diagon Alley.…
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 13, 2022 - 3:20 pm
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Re: Using the flux capacitor on the new time machine? Hello, thank you for your question. The flux cap inside the Delorean is one stud smaller than the kit you mentioned, so we're developing a smaller version that will be included with our light and…
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 13, 2022 - 2:56 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson Thanks for the update! You need to "tell" the controller that you have the second laser cannon installed. Instructions for doing that are in Step 96 of the manual.…
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- 2 yrs agoTue. May 10, 2022 - 8:12 pm
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Re: Firehouse Kit Update Hi @Mark Boehler , thank you for your note and thank you very much for being patient with us! Yes, the parts shortage has been an ongoing problem-- we're finally starting to see the light at the end…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 9, 2022 - 1:32 pm
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Re: Are Resistors Needed? @Sal Ciofani I'll tell you a secret: I've never once taken an Electronics class. 😉 It's all trial and error as far as I'm concerned-- thankfully these parts are so much less expensive and more…
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- 2 yrs agoSat. May 7, 2022 - 1:13 pm
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Re: Are Resistors Needed? @Sal Ciofani Sure, or you could get away with an even smaller/less expensive resistor: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stackpole-electronics-inc/RNMF14FTC120R/2617285.
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 6, 2022 - 10:13 pm
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Re: Are Resistors Needed? Thanks, @Sal , for your question. @Josh has it right-- add an extra resistor and you should be good. Make sure to share photos with the rest of us when you have things up & running!
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- 2 yrs agoFri. May 6, 2022 - 11:38 am
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Re: LIGHTBARS! @Logan McCain Yes, the mode setting is maintained even when power is off.
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- 2 yrs agoThu. May 5, 2022 - 12:52 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson Thanks Gaz for the pics-- looks great! RE: powering everything from 240v mains, as long as you use an iPhone/tablet type USB converter that changes the voltage down to 5V for the USB…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 2, 2022 - 10:30 pm
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Lighting Up Jerac's Razor Crest Hi, thanks for your note and for the great illustration. Looking at the pictures, I think there is a lot we could do for you here-- taking things to the next level pretty simply.…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 2, 2022 - 1:12 pm
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Re: New Millennium Falcon # 75192 @Gaz Robinson Ah, you ordered both a v2 kit and an upgrade kit. You only need the v2 kit. The upgrade kit is only for customers who ordered their Falcon kit prior to November 2019.…
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- 2 yrs agoMon. May 2, 2022 - 1:01 pm
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