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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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Externally powered monorail!!
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Woah, that’s pretty cool! How does it handle any start/stops that it encounters?
I assume that the switch on the motor wasn’t actually disengaged, so it it needs
to be out to the left or right in order to work?
DaveE
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Eaton wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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Externally powered monorail!!
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Woah, that’s pretty cool! How does it handle any start/stops that it
encounters? I assume that the switch on the motor wasn’t actually disengaged,
so it it needs to be out to the left or right in order to work?
DaveE
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Haven’t put a start/stop in, and they were out of the plan anyway....
But I’ll try copper taping one soon--there’s somethign niggling in my mind that
if you left the transformer on full in one direction, that the monorail switch
would work as it always does--stopping if the switch is centered, and reversing
if it’s opposite.
I also want to try a heavy/long monorail train like i use in our shows to see if
it runs any better.
Dave K
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Eaton wrote:
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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Externally powered monorail!!
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Woah, that’s pretty cool! How does it handle any start/stops that it
encounters? I assume that the switch on the motor wasn’t actually
disengaged, so it it needs to be out to the left or right in order to work?
DaveE
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Haven’t put a start/stop in, and they were out of the plan anyway....
But I’ll try copper taping one soon--there’s somethign niggling in my mind
that if you left the transformer on full in one direction, that the monorail
switch would work as it always does--stopping if the switch is centered, and
reversing if it’s opposite.
I also want to try a heavy/long monorail train like i use in our shows to see
if it runs any better.
Dave K
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I did forget to mentinon ,though you can see it in the pics on Flickr, that the
brushes for the power pickup almost make the monorail run in 1 direction
only-just like the slot cars... if the monorail runs the other way, the brushes
will get caught on stuff.
I am trying to come up woth something to prevent that--I remember teh smaller
slot cars had metal floating pads for power pickups instead of wire brushes, but
I can’t find any or come up with a suitable replacement.
If I could get the metal floating pads for a power pickup, then it won’t matter
which direction the monorail is going.
I’ll ruminate on that one and get back to you.
Dave K
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> If I could get the metal floating pads for a power pickup, then it won't matter
> which direction the monorail is going.
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> I'll ruminate on that one and get back to you.
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> Dave K
Try you local hobby store:
http://www.scaleauto.com/bsrt/electric.htm
http://www.hoslotcarracing.com/BSRT.html
(Try Hornet Hobbies in Toronto http://www.hornethobbies.supersites.ca/ )
Google tells me Modelers Choice in Hamilton carries slot cars
http://www.modellerschoice.com/DesktopDefault3.aspx?tabid=38&CategoryId=329
Also Dundas valley hobbies:
http://www.dundasvalleyhobby.ca/products/slotcars.html
Maybe these guys in Burlington: http://www.hobbyandtoycentral.com/
-Rob A>
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