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Re: Tiger 1 WW2 Tank
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:36:19 GMT
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The trick is to gear the motor right!! I admit my tanks do slow down a small
amount when they drive from a smooth surface onto carpet. I've never really
understood why other than friction being the cause. However,the Tiger is
geared so that it will climb most inclinations and also requires a great deal
of weight to stop it in its tracks!!:)(It will drag the other tank behind it
or a heavy battery box!)

In lugnet.build, John VanZwieten writes:
> 
> Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message
> news:qrdd7plwsbr.fsf@apollon.uio.no...
> > "Carl Greatrix" <tooncars@ukgateway.net> writes:
> > 
> > >  Eric, You've made me sit here and count them!! On the Tiger there
> > >  are 64 links on each side, however, the Challenger has
> > >  74. Obviously, different wheel arangements will call for more or
> > >  less links. Buying 200 links will give you enough deffy.
> > 
> > I learned a trick from Chris Moseley when it comes to the need for
> > lots of tread links: You can put in an ordinary chain link (not the
> > wide tread variant) between every two tread links:
> > 
> > ##=##=##=##=##=
> > 
> > That way, you can make treads that are 50% longer than before and they
> > still great on the model!
> 
> 
> Interesting idea.  I'll bet this configuration would work a lot better going
> over carpet.
> 
> -John Van



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  Re: Tiger 1 WW2 Tank
 
Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdd7plwsbr.fsf....uio.no... (...) Interesting idea. I'll bet this configuration would work a lot better going over carpet. -John Van (27 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

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