Small but VERY IMPORTANT!

[Syn]

So I was looking around on eBay for LEGO like I always do when I came across a nice little action for 10 Power Line Poles with 24ft of heavy thread. This got me to thinking, as I am an Electrician by trade, Where is all the Power for the town? and then almost as if from the movie Despicable Me I had and idea.(Light bulb ironic?) underground services and Pad transformers so I looked around my parts and put together what I needed. and here is what I came up with in about 5 minutes.

Now I just need to print the warnings and stuff on them so it will be complete.

[dr_spock]

Nice idea. I have one of those in front of my house. Is it a PCB free transformer?

[prateek]

Very simple, but I like it. I have one of those small ones in front of my house, which are much more common. I think 3 1x2 bricks stacked will work fine for one of those.

[Syn]

Nice idea. I have one of those in front of my house. Is it a PCB free transformer?

Yes but it is PBO, PolyBrick Oil :D

Very simple, but I like it. I have one of those small ones in front of my house, which are much more common. I think 3 1x2 bricks stacked will work fine for one of those.

Yeah, most of the ones I see have a curve on the access side of it so I just used some curved ones that I had that I think came from one of those bulk brick sets.

Edited January 15, 2011 by Syn

[lightningtiger]

Good idea 'Syn', though in Oz our transformers are beige in colour.....but in your Lego city spot on......keep on sparking !

[LEGO Guy Bri]

I had the same initial thought a while back. How would power get to the buildings. Building a bunch of power poles would be neat, but expensive in parts. I've seen them on eBay and are a little high. I would like to build a sub station as I don't have enough of the right parts to build numerous of these smaller boxes. Great idea though