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Re: My Santa Fe Train Kit Theories - Grip and Weight on wheels
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:53:25 GMT
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Hi Ben,
I've also done the tire-exchange in the past. And also out of Telekom's
by now... :-)
My best Trick: just add more power on the track.
I've exchanged the Lego-transformer for a standard 6-dollar-one (with 2
outlets!):
2 times ~11,5V / 1,25A each.
Tested together with Jan-Albert van Ree: 8 (yes eight!) trains together
run completely smooth on just one outlet/rail attachment!
Maximum speed could not be tested: derailment at 2/3 power.
I've seen many postings about 'the regulator can't handle these
currents', but that is all theory.
No problems or whatever with the regulators.
I'll bring one of my transformers to Legoworld, you can see (and test)
for yourself.
I'm curious how many trains we need for the regulator to burn. Shall we
test it next week? I'll offer a regulator for that purpose!
No theories, but heavy trial-and-error... :-)
Klaas
BTW: 2 week ago I visited Günzburg (TOP!), and the BigShop sold the
Telekom-bycicles for 0,90 Euro/bike. Mega heaps of these boxes where
lying around... but after 2 days with Lego-consuming kids (and
myself...) a ran out of Euro's, so, no bikes for me.
Reinhard \"Ben\" Beneke wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
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> > James Powell wrote:
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> [snip]
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> > As for weight... one weight brick per 9v engine block seems to work fine
> > for me. I refitted my 7760 with a 9v block and it ran great, a LOT
> > stronger than my 4563 engine. After fitting the 4563 with one weight
> > brick, difference became a lot smaller.
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> I have another trick to improve your engines/motors. If you take a close look
> at the motor wheels you see there are small round rubber bands. You can
> exchange the original ones against the rubberbands used in the Lego bicycles.
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> Those are a little bit thicker in their diameter. And if you take two of the
> cheap telekom bikes for each motor, the bikes will look more like racing bikes
> because of the smaller tyres... ;-))
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> You will be suprised who much stronger your engines become (especially without
> extra weight and at sloped track sections. Any feedback is welcome - I did
> this with as many engines as I had bikes available.
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> Kind Regards,
>
> Ben
>
> P.s.: has anybody around some dozens of bicycles? I would need them to upgrade
> all my engines since each two motors engine needs 4 bikes for this upgrade.
>
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