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Re: Uh oh--Dave's got the 'moving things with magnets' bug...
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lugnet.org.ca.obb
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Wed, 9 Apr 2008 07:49:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, David Koudys wrote:
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THere’s suppose to be a 1 plate gap between the magnet on the chain link and
the bottom of the baseplate. However, if the chain is loose, the magnet
pulls up so it’s touching the baseplate.
Since the magnet on the actual vehicle is ‘bricked’ right into place and the
tires are pretty much solid rubber, it maintains a 1 plate distance from the
baseplate.
What you showed above is a fantastic concept! However, I have bigger plans
for the ‘driving around’--it may expand a bit :)
I think I wanna try your method though--for testing
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1136961
Steve Ringe came up with a solution a few years ago, which has been featured in
at least half a dozen MichLUG/MichLTC shows so far (if you were at the big
National Train Show in July you might have even seen them). He doesn’t seem to
have them documented very well in his own Brickshelf folder, but that’s a photo
he took of one of the cars driving on the roadplates. I know he uses solid
plastic wheels instead of rubber tires because they turn better, but they also
tear up the baseplates over time (which, given the cost of buying those Space
landing plates, might be something you’d want to avoid). He also sticks to
4-wide construction so they can pass each other on turns without smacking into
each other. If you’re having issues with the magnet riding the underside of the
plate, you could always try using wheels on the armature to maintain a 1-plate
gap. As for the rest of it, his system can be configured to match any drive
path at faster speeds than your second video, but it’s up to him if he wants to
let loose the secrets hidden by the baseplates.
And wait...OBB? When the heck did that happen?
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