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post Jun 3 2013, 10:21 AM

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QUOTE(scpt @ Jun 2 2013, 02:51 PM)
awesome haul there biggrin.gif
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QUOTE(zemperor @ Jun 2 2013, 09:40 PM)
Just got my first Technic set that bought with own earn money yesterday 

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took me nearly 6-7 hours++ to complete this model  lol only stickers haven't apply yet...
first time took so long time to finish a lego but definitely enjoy the process of searching and put together all the parts biggrin.gif

looks like need 2 days to finish the 42009 mobile crane MK II for me...
next target, 42009 mobile crane MK II and maybe 42008 service truck as well
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Congrats! rclxms.gif my first revisit Lego with 8110, took me 3 days, of about 3-4 hours each.
But for 7938 city theme, took me 1 hour only laugh.gif Technic need more time, and if particular about placing/twisting the pins slots to align in each beam.

Anyway, it's to enjoy the process, after all, we paid premium money for Lego.

QUOTE(zoomckng @ Jun 2 2013, 10:51 PM)
Thanks for the pic. Do post more of the shops there at Hk

The Lego table is about 800 or 900 here at local TRU  doh.gif
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Exact same table ? hmm.gif
I'm wondering if bring back ... KLIA got tax for furniture ?
You know what's the weight ?

My luggage going HK was 13kg
Coming back was 22kg sweat.gif Lucky flight has +3kg allowances.
Building instructions in my laptop bag (which was stuffed full and I think at least 7-9kg total)
9kg of pure Lego bricks inside luggage ... sweat.gif

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post Jun 3 2013, 04:25 PM

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QUOTE(goodtrading123 @ Jun 3 2013, 03:55 PM)
Hi guys, I am new here. Want to ask where can I get LEGO train sets? Plan to create my own minicity. I need a set of train and tracks.
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Train is one of the most expensive Lego theme.

Current available ones:
7938 Passenger Train
7939 Yellow Cargo Train - not many stock this up
10233 Horizon Express

Price range RM400-700+

3677 Red Cargo Train - just discontinued, price climbing about RM500-700


Discontinued:
10219 Maersk
10194 Emerald Night

Prepare RM800 and up, EACH.

Above pricing are rough estimated. If you hunt hard enough locally, you may get good bargain, but don't expect much, maybe just 10-20% cheaper.

The above not yet count all the baseplates for city, extra tracks, extra motorized battery/motor, etc.
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post Jun 3 2013, 04:51 PM

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QUOTE(goodtrading123 @ Jun 3 2013, 04:32 PM)
Planning to get 7938 or 10233. One set of train with tracks. But not planning to get all at one go. Prefer to build slowly and enjoy the process. Afterall, construction of a city takes years to complete  tongue.gif
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I missed out many more trains ... current ones: 79111 Constitution Chase

Many more trains before 2008 that I did not list down.

If you really want to target train, suggest to start with 3677 first, before the price climbs further.
Then 7939

7938, 10233, 79111 all still widely available.
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post Jun 3 2013, 04:53 PM

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QUOTE(mystique_nw @ Jun 3 2013, 04:40 PM)
But if you ask me, 7939 is the set I treasured the most. Coz it has switching tracks + straight n flexible track + pf
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Same with me. I like this 7939 set the most, although not yet play. Maersk is top also (not arrive) but lose out due to no remote and tracks.

I have a tendency towards cargo trains, rather than passenger.
However, the price is higher than 7938, and most shops do not stock this up.
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post Jun 3 2013, 10:02 PM

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QUOTE(Ultraman the great @ Jun 3 2013, 05:07 PM)
chasing train is like chasing ships. very dangerous and very expensive. so I skipped the old ones. tongue.gif

The challenge is to control all 4 trains at once with 1 remote moving in 1 circuit. I tried with 3 once and i think can its a train accident waiting to happen... so to make the task easier, better to buy more tracks.. tongue.gif
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I also skip all previous trains (pre-2008 ?). Start with about 3677 and RC (PF) series. Not 9V tracks.
I also skip those cartoonish trains like Toy Story train tongue.gif

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post Jun 3 2013, 10:11 PM

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QUOTE(scoop7 @ Jun 3 2013, 05:08 PM)
if one train pushing all others, no accident lor
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If derailed ... tongue.gif major minifigs in hospitals ... laugh.gif

But seriously, the stress on the motor will wear it out. I have not try it out yet, but I think one motor with 4-5 box-cars will start to stress it out, unless multi-engine train.
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QUOTE(maxilife1 @ Jun 3 2013, 05:28 PM)
Train poison is back!! biggrin.gif
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Well, I'm one of the victim sad.gif Was doing along fine on Technic only. But I have passion for trains since young though
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post Jun 3 2013, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(Lego_Jason @ Jun 3 2013, 06:17 PM)
Hi, like what the sifus have said earlier, you can still get 3677 at a 'decent' price so if it's to your liking you should aim for that first. Not everyone like the 3677, most prefer 7939 and 7938.
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Again ... I'm a victim for train poison already ... waiting Maersk wub.gif

Building a city ... will cost a lot... base plates. Then add harbour.
Then add airport.
Then police station series.
Then fire dept series
Then hospital, ambulances, ...
Then other buildings like 10184 (warning: poison, don't search)
Then city accessories stuff ... a lot of small packs / boxes
Then ... then ... city goes bankrupt tongue.gif

Therefore, ... better don't follow this thread tongue.gif
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post Jun 3 2013, 10:19 PM

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QUOTE(faish888 @ Jun 3 2013, 06:41 PM)
Couldn't agree more! why did you have to go and do a bulk order on Maersk Train??? 
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woo... bro, u first batch also ? icon_rolleyes.gif

QUOTE(FallouX @ Jun 3 2013, 06:59 PM)
Wanna Ask, Where did you go to buy ur lego in HK ? Any special location? planning to go HK end of the year to do some serious shopping..
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Bro,

Check my signature link lah ... I susah susah type leh ... then print-screen google map, then draw colour guide lines for you all ... take pic and upload ... sweat.gif sweat.gif

QUOTE(Lego_Jason @ Jun 3 2013, 07:42 PM)
lol! Nobody asked you to click on the link... rclxs0.gif
If you look at bro cute_boboi signature you will see his guide to Lego shopping in HK. Very helpful guide and a must read for any Lego fans planning a trip to Hong Kong. notworthy.gif
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Thanks bro. Not that I'm a blogger or looking for hit-counts or making money from it. Just start a blog and put there for people to easily read / follow.
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QUOTE(zemperor @ Jun 3 2013, 08:00 PM)
Ya, technic need more time especially for those large set nod.gif a lot of small parts and it build parts by parts then combine together
(example, 8109 is build middle motor part, then rear part, then the front part, then combine three parts together, then front colorful part and lastly the rear big flatbed part)

when i finish first 10-20 steps, I only realize that I'm taking the wrong parts at the beginning and luckily I found it early rather than finish the truck laugh.gif but definitely enjoy the build process... I even can't resist and play with the gears when the whole gearing parts is clear, and i learn that's how the motor make this and that move...

Just to share what i found out, the 8109 back four wheels part will lower a bit when the flatbed part is lower by motorised function...
this is quite surprise for me as I though only the flatbed part lower...
Haha... I'm also feeling the same as well biggrin.gif regret betul...
but nvm, i think that there is a chance of new classic train will be released in future that similar or even better than 10194 emerald night...
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Ya, Technic is quite realistic and similiar very-light-engineering/mechanical stuff.
Quite impressive on how the designers think/plan those beams, connectors, etc.

I heard 10194 emerald night pieces falls off easily like the SD/SSD ? hmm.gif
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post Jun 3 2013, 10:23 PM

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QUOTE(Lego_Jason @ Jun 3 2013, 08:03 PM)
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I found another big lot of 10194 Emerald Night! More than 10 sets available! rclxms.gif

Please don't read anymore if you want to save your wallet...
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I don't think I have the financial capability and time to do this order, need volunteer to take over the lead for this one. Anyone?

Can I only have the volunteer(s) pm me, I really cannot undertake this bulk order as I have multiple shipments incoming... Based on the number of requests I get for this set achieving the minimum quantity is not a problem, more than 10 sets also possible if everyone who inquired confirm to buy.
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This is poison ... sweat.gif
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post Jun 3 2013, 10:43 PM

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QUOTE(vip @ Jun 3 2013, 10:21 PM)
and 1 more do not read those review.. kena poison

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53438
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Actually end of last year (or earlier this year?), a bro here was selling a damaged box set ... I was contemplating go or no go into train... then someone already wallop it blink.gif

That was the time my anti-venom was still working ... Then crumbled ... defense -10, str -5, cons -5 sad.gif

ohya, to motorized it with RC, I think need another few hundred RM rclxub.gif
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post Jun 4 2013, 10:31 AM

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QUOTE(vip @ Jun 3 2013, 10:51 PM)
for me i feel the lego without box feel awkward, its like going out without underwear  wink.gif
but all depend on each individual. as i do collect my lego box after open it  smile.gif 

when u spend 1k on lego train, i don't see u got a problem on buying the motor and those RC.

somebody can help to bring in more PF motor and light and RC ? else i try to bring in if got ppl request since many train poison people here  nod.gif
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Almost half the trains don't come with motor & RC (IR receiver, AAA battery box)
10194, 10219, 10233, 79111 ... I haven't search yet, but if estimate one set is RM250, that's another 1k sweat.gif

QUOTE(mystique_nw @ Jun 4 2013, 12:28 AM)
Horizon express also falls off easily. One day while I was choo chooing suddenly the loco's lid went missing. Quietly it fell off at another side of the rail!

Bringing in PF is a good news to me.hehe. just the nonrechargable would do since rechargable is just too expensive.
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Agree. The rechargable box is just too expensive (at least to me).
I will be buying 2nd batch of 20x AAA Sanyo Eneloops ... cause I did some modification to Technic battery boxes as well to fit in 8x rechargable AAA to get 10V.

QUOTE(maxilife1 @ Jun 4 2013, 09:52 AM)
nice view biggrin.gif
building city is expensive  rclxub.gif

my plan was to build superheroes city..but dont know how..hahaha
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Super-hero in city also can. Get modular buildings like CC, GG, FB, GE, PS, TH, Palace Cinema ... tongue.gif
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post Jun 4 2013, 03:53 PM

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QUOTE(Caryane @ Jun 4 2013, 02:59 PM)
OMG OMG OMG I'M SO F**KING EXCITED!!!

Sorry for the caps lock.

My wife whatsapp me saying that my "LOST" parcel from DHL has finally arrived...

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Good for you rclxms.gif

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post Jun 5 2013, 10:09 AM

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QUOTE(zemperor @ Jun 4 2013, 08:11 PM)
wow shocking.gif can't believe the technic battery box can fit in 10 AAA batteries...

but 10v won't burn the motor since the battery box original is 6 x 1.5 = 9v...
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doh.gif no lah bro. Standard alkaline battery (AA or AAA) are 1.5V (in reality around 1.4-1.65V++)

Rechargable battery are 1.2-1.3V

Hence, the standard battery pack 6x alkaline ranges 8.4-9.6V++
Rechargeable 6x 1.2V = 7.6V , hence degraded motor performance.

By going 8x 1.2V = 9.6V
If battery is fully charge, is about 8x 1.3V = 10.4V. But I tested it won't sustain at this, once running continuously, it will drop to 9.5-10.0V

Even new/fresh alkaline at +1.65V x 6 = 9.9V

The Lego motors can stretch all the way to 11-12V.
10V is still fine.
<8V the performance will degrade.

Cannot fit 10x battery lah tongue.gif that's 12V-16V already, sure kill the motor.

tl:dr summary: More environment friendly to use rechargeable battery, but I need to maintain ~9V.
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post Jun 5 2013, 10:18 AM

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QUOTE(aba9785 @ Jun 5 2013, 08:45 AM)
hmm... i got a question/request for suggestion for vey99, alanyuppie and all the brothers/sister here.

currently i got quite many small parts...all sorted by color and put in those rm5 daiso tupperware
but the problem i face = hard to find/retrieve/get those smaller part (2x2, 1x2 stud, connector n so on)

so i went to look around for those multi compartment thing.
i saw carrefour/tesco/giant selling something like this (but it's 25 small drawer like, refer the first 2 row of the image below)
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maybe i should get 2 of those and stack them up? (selling rm18-rm20 each)
then put those smaller brick part there? (since i'm still doing house keeping for my stuff/toy/room)

is it a good solution?
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So far, I bought 6x Daiso mid-size containers with compartments. You know how many of those tiny Technic pins, axles, connectors are. Don't skimp on too small compartments like 3x3cm. Get bigger ones with 5x5cm compartments and deep enough at least 4-6cm (not 2-3cm).

The above (your pic suggestion) is good, if you have a work/play table to permanently put it. I still use containers and can bring around, stack and move around.

Also, the small drawer may seem sufficient, but very soon will be too small whistling.gif

Just my 2 cents
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post Jun 5 2013, 10:33 AM

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QUOTE(aba9785 @ Jun 5 2013, 09:27 AM)
thank you for the reply...
i'm using those tray as well. very useful
but my table getting clustered everyday (still cleaning them though)
assuming i'm getting 1 of those multi compartment...
it's 5 row, 5  drawer in 1 row type.

can i sort them by this way?
row 1 = those smaller 1x1 stud, plates, etc. plant/flower stuff
row 2 = 2x2, 2x1 stud, plates, etc
row 3 = 3x1, 4x1, 4x2 stud, plates, etc
row 4 = all those connector/joints/hinge
row 5 = funny/weird bricks, printed parts,

does it make sense to you?

/in before i'm got Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
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for me, still not enough containers and compartments, so I share 2-3 items per compartment.

compartment 1: 2x and 4x axles (or 2/4/6 x axles)
compartment 2: 3x and 5x axles (or 3/5/7 x axles)
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some have huge quantities, like the black Technic pin with slots ... easily have 1000 pieces total now. Which will occupy a mid-size single container all by itself. Cannot mix with other pins, as digging deep down will be difficult.
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post Jun 5 2013, 11:24 AM

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QUOTE(aba9785 @ Jun 5 2013, 10:19 AM)
i think should be fine if you are using eneloop brand, the output is more stable.
other brand might have a different drop out in the voltage part.

actually i'm also still looking for cheap AAA deal, so can only found them from ebay.
it's around rm50 for 4x AAA (newer version which can recharge up to 1800 times)
i see. got it.
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OT: Eneloop newest AAA ? 1800 times are the 3rd gen batch HR-4UTG-B, cheapest I found is also RM50 per pack.
Then I got the 2nd gen 1500 times (same power) 2nd gen HR-4UTG-A for ~RM36 per 4x AAA pack. Landed price converted, luckily no tax, although it was diverted into Custom's review (Customs retention reason : Awaiting presentation to customs commissioner)

Frankly, anyone can share 2nd and 3rd gen differences except 1500 vs 1800 charging times ?

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Top row are the 20x HR-4UTG-A
Bottom one (middle) is the latest 3rd gen HR-4UTG-B

I may plan to order 20x more, should not be issue, except our local Malaysian Customs retention.
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Just to share pic of what I did with the battery box, no time to write review yet.
Not yet finish the battery box mod, just halfway only.

Drill a hole at green arrows. Use dremel tool to make a ridge at green arrows also. Since I don't have a dremel, I get creative wink.gif Then solder black and red wire, pass through the hole for connector.
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Reassemble back into this below. Left side are using 8x AAA (another row at bottom)
Right side is using 8x AA, which can't fit into battery box, hence external rough-mod for now. Need to go Pasar Road search for better/smaller connector.
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post Jun 5 2013, 11:29 AM

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QUOTE(aba9785 @ Jun 5 2013, 10:43 AM)
i see...
i still dont have much technic parts... will combine them together for now.
hmm...you are correct
my solution above is more suitable for normal bricks...
need to find of a better solution for technic parts later on
cos the axle usually 1x8, 1x 12... quite long
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Yes, I notice the grouping is quite simple. Skip 2 sizes, for each compartment. Easier to find.

You can go different method, like:
1,4,7,10
2,5,8,11
3,6,9,12

or some go
1,10
2,9
3,8
4,7
5,6 -> this one a bit difficult to choose/pick out.

QUOTE(vey99 @ Jun 5 2013, 10:43 AM)
if u play technic u need like a thousand drawers lol.
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This is the problem. So far I still not yet mix the sets together.

QUOTE(maxilife1 @ Jun 5 2013, 10:44 AM)
u guys are so well organize biggrin.gif
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No choice. There are couple of times, I thought there are missing parts, until I dig left/right up/down, different containers & compartments until finally found it sweat.gif


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post Jun 5 2013, 12:16 PM

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QUOTE(Lego_Jason @ Jun 5 2013, 11:56 AM)
Yup! We should all use rechargeable batteries for the sake of our environment! thumbup.gif It puzzles me that big names like Tesco are selling single use batteries cheaply, kinda sending the wrong message to the public. unsure.gif It is true that same devices needed the full 1.5V from single use batteries to operate but I'm sure there are compatible models that operate just fine on rechargeables...

I have a battery charger/analyser and so far the Eneloops are very stable even after many rounds of recharge.

Have you tried Eneloop XX? It is higher capacity at 2500mAh but downside is that it is only good for 500 cycles... blink.gif I use them for my speedlights and they last forever in them! I find my speedlight refresh faster with the XX than regular Eneloops....

One day I will try to do a comparison on my train between regular Eneloop and XX...
Yeah, Eneloop still the best for me too. Took note of your price, I may be going to Low Yat Plaza soon so I'll check price and report here. smile.gif
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OT: Yeah, I used to buy cheap Tesco alkaline, but once performance degrade, no mood already. But the batteries are still good enough for LED torchlights, alarm clocks, radio, tv/aircond/fan remote control, etc. So, quite wasted.

Yes, XX are the latest. Still same 1.2V, just that it can last longer / provide longer continuous juice. But for the premium ~2x price, I don't think I need it for now icon_rolleyes.gif I can live with current ones, just mod it.

XX AA 2500mAh vs 1800/2000mAh
XX AAA 950mAh vs 750/800mAh

I'm sure you can notice the longer duration for train using XX, if you can let it run continuously for 2-3 hours per charge smile.gif
Or at least 1.5+ hours

Please share prices at LowYat Plaza

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OT again:

Anyone can trace Registered Mail in Pos Malaysia ? hmm.gif Seems to be down for few days already. Is it just me ... or ?

CODE
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error '80004005'

[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

/pos/appl/service/ton.asp, line 7

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QUOTE(Lego_Jason @ Jun 5 2013, 12:30 PM)
I just tried, parcel tracking worked for me when I check for my incoming DHL shipment.
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I think parcel/EMS tracking still works, only Registered Mail hmm.gif

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