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Re: Structural weakness in MOCs?
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lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 04:53:51 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Zonker Harris <zonkerh@corp.webtv.net> writes:
> Strangely, I've found that one of my MOC deisel engines doesn't
> hold up well in 'extended service'...after a few hours, I was suffering
> frequent structural failures. I'd fix one failure, and find another
> different one around the next bend. :-(
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> How many of us have left our trains running, pulling loads of cars,
> for more than 4 hours at a stint? We should probably plan to have a few
> test runs for folks own cars, to make sure that they hold up to the
> test of time, so to speak. (The show floor is probably the wrong
> place to discover the initial weaknesses. ;-)
Ugg.. Zonker-man speakum truth.. I'll be sure to do testing at home too. But
the good thing is that there won't be any (shouldn't be any) "unskilled
handling" and "creative re-building" of stock like there was at BayLUG's first
meeting, not that it wasn't fun for some :-)
I gotta do some cleaning on my stuff too cuz engine wheels have been slipping
a bit lately. And yes, my engine is plenty heavy :)
-Tom McD.
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| Speaking of which, until we have modules, etc for a layout with hidden controllers, does anyone have a spare 9V wire to sacrifice? What I'm thinking is that if you get a 9V wire, cut one plate off and put a plug on it, you can feed the "main" (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| Strangely, I've found that one of my MOC deisel engines doesn't hold up well in 'extended service'...after a few hours, I was suffering frequent structural failures. I'd fix one failure, and find another different one around the next bend. :-( How (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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