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Re: Structural weakness in MOCs?
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 04:56:20 GMT
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Zonker Harris <ba-lego@cinnamon.com> wrote in message
news:v03130301b4c520770ab1@[157.57.199.28]...
>   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 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. ;-)
> 
>        -Z-

Assuming that we have ample rolling stock, it isn't much of a problem.  Just
park it and put out another car/loco.

Mike



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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)

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