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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Date:
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:03:57 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Benn Coifman wrote:
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1) the most consumable element in the 9v system is the train motor. But in
many cases I suspect it is the electric motor inside that burns out.
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Benn-
In my experience keeping SCLTC trains running for the last 6 years (including a
10 week, 6 day a week show every year), what kills the train motors is erosion
of metal contacts that pick up electricity from the rails. The contacts wear
down and then break first creating a shrill sound and eventually not making
contact at all. From examining dozens and dozens of dead train motors, I have
only ever found one (!) bad electric motor (and even that was not a burnout, but
rather a shift of the armature windings on the axle).While it might be nice to
have better motors, it’s imperative to have better electrical pickups. In fact,
if I could guarantee a supply of the contacts, I could probably guarantee to
keep our trains up and running for a long, long time.
-Ted Michon
SCLTC
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: The Future of Trains
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| (...) I am sorry to hear the news, but I am not surprised. There are two things Lego can do to help the transition on those of us with a large investment in the 9v system. 1) the most consumable element in the 9v system is the train motor. But in (...) (17 years ago, 7-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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