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Re: Shay Chassis (Uni Joint Mods for Trains)
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains
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Mon, 10 May 2004 20:04:46 GMT
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> I had it working at a pulley ratio of 1:4 last night - about realistic • Shay
> speed at 9V with the 12:20 bevel ratio. I'll have to synchronise it so • that a
> 9V train motor on 1st notch moves the same speed as the Shay at the same
> voltage. That probably means gearing up the Shay to motor speed for a • 43362
> motor.
I'd like to see a mod (still trying to come up with it myself too), to
eliminate the need for the train motor altogether. That would work great
one your Shay. I wonder if we can get someone to manufacture metal wheels
the same size as train wheels with a technic axle hole in the middle? Let's
start a new thread and see where it goes!
-Rob
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 | | Re: Shay Chassis (Uni Joint Mods for Trains)
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| (...) I experimented with using paper fasteners as pickups with the 12V railway a few years ago. I wrapped each one round a toggle joint and rested it on the conductor rails. This would probably be a bad idea for 9V track as scratching it would wear (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Shay Chassis (Uni Joint Mods for Trains)
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| (...) Sorry no digital camera, but I'm thinking of devoting a brickshelf folder to mods eventually. I'll take film pictures when it all works and get the CD too. I had it working at a pulley ratio of 1:4 last night - about realistic Shay speed at 9V (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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