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Re: Scratch building a motor
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:19:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jean-Marc Nimal wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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Another issue is the friction on the rails - the standard bands provided with
the RC wheels aren’t too good. I tried some alternates in Brasschaat that
someone else had made, but it wasn’t better. Didier Enjary was kind enough
since then to point me to a standard LEGO rubber belt
(x71) which works like a charm, but I
didn’t try it in real conditions.
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Hi,
On the subject, be sure to check Steve Barile’s RailBricks #2 article about the
PFS train. (page 6-7) - http://www.railbricks.com.
I’ve been able to point this at Jean-Marc but that’s (AFAIK) an original idea by
Steve.
Lot of friction on the rails can be a goal.
But some slip can also be a lot of fun - for instance when driving a steam
engine : to see the wheels and rods “alive” while the train is gaining speed
only slowly makes the whole experience more realistic. Yes, the real stuffs have
also some friction issue :-)
Didier
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| (...) Well, bear in mind I'm no train expert myself - and that this setup was thrown together a bit hastily; in particular, one gear train was too loose and would do an horrible noise when tortured. That said, I used it to pull a few of Ludo Soete's (...) (16 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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