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Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:22:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Koudys wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Riley wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, David Koudys wrote:
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I built one of Marks last night, and yes, even with the ‘closed studs’ and
other avenues of ‘keepin’ it together’, the plates adn motor do eventually
come loose. Sometimes it’s 20 times, sometimes it’s 60-80 times, but the
unit does work itself to ‘self destruct mode.
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Dave, which version did you build (the 4x8 version or the 4x6 version)? My
4x8 seems to be holding together at the moment... knock on wood.
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Yeah, I used the 4x6 version (2 wide panels), and eventually one of the
panels would go flying, or the motor would pop up. But it does last a bit,
and it’s like ‘Russian Roulette’--when is the switcher going to self destruct
and will that destruction cause havoc on the rails? Place yer bets!
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Well, all is not lost... I think I have a workable solution, though it isn’t as
elegant looking as before and adds 1 brick to the height:
And:
It uses Plate 2 x 2 with Hole (#2444) to secure the bottom of the motor:
This part does protrude beyond the base of the unit by a fraction of a plate,
but it’s hardly noticable.
I tested it 500 times on my desk and the carpet and it held together. The
roof plate does still want to separate, but it reaches a limit and then doesn’t
separate further. I’ll have to do some more testing before posting instructions
this time. :-D
BTW, I hope your Metroliner did not suffer serious injury (again :-P).
Mark
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 | | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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| In lugnet.trains, Mark Riley wrote: snip (...) It's like the first scratch on a new vehicle--after that you really don't care anymore. Baah--just another scuff :) My switches are pretty much on the inside of my layout so even if a train does derail (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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| (...) Yeah, I used the 4x6 version (2 wide panels), and eventually one of the panels would go flying, or the motor would pop up. But it does last a bit, and it's like 'Russian Roulette'--when is the switcher going to self destruct and will that (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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