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Re: Lubricating axels, etc.
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:07:45 GMT
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> Thanks, Larry.
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> I'm using a 2 motor engine and a 1 motor engine. Both are ~24 stud MOCs. I
> suppose I should swap some motors around to see if there are problems with
> the motors I'm using. I first tried just the 2 motor engine to pull the 4
> cars, and it couldn't cut it.
I'd tend to think that it is a electrical issue. I have hauled 92(IIRC) cars
with a single motor- so, you should be able to manage 4 with one motor, under a
suitable engine (reasonably heavy). Do the wheels slip on the engine? or does
it just slow down away from the power point to a crawl? If it slows down, then
you need to add another power connection (put it right across from the first
one, connect it with the long (128cm) wires, you may have to switch the wires
around by 180 the first time to get the train to move at all-otherwise, divide
the track into 2 sections (electrically) and power using a 2nd transformer
So:
if fault is slipping-make heavier engine
if fault is slowing down away from power supply, add 2nd connector wire ect...
But, a single motor should pull 4 cars without any problem at all...
James
(off to play with DCC :)
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 | | Re: Lubricating axels, etc.
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| (...) [snip] (...) One last hint: if the wheels sets are quite old and have been used for most of the time under heavy duty, then they might have evidently wear in their bearings. The 9V wheel blocks are using "tip bearings" (sorry I have not found (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Lubricating axels, etc.
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| (...) I went back and looked at what was happening again. The problem is definately slippage and not lack of electrical power. I added 2 of the weight bricks and that helped quite a bit. I was able to pull the 4 cars from 4561 then with just the one (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lubricating axels, etc.
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| (...) <snip> (...) Thanks, Larry. I'm using a 2 motor engine and a 1 motor engine. Both are ~24 stud MOCs. I suppose I should swap some motors around to see if there are problems with the motors I'm using. I first tried just the 2 motor engine to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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