 | | NGLTC displaying at NMRA Train Show March 8-9
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This coming weekend the North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) will be displaying at the NMRA Piedmont Division Train Show in Cobb County Georgia at the Cobb County Civic Center on March 8-9th. The layout will be smaller than we normally show but (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) Ya, that's the problem. my thinking is that it's not a 1-1 alternation but maybe 2 in one dir for 1 the other, and the magnets on the car body (which would have to be a lot longer body to allow for more magnets) are staggered so that a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) How about a magnetic linear accelerator to keep with the theme. (URL) would only work for short trips, and would need to be reset for each run, but it would still be cool. I don't know if the Lego magnets are very powerful, but that can be (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But you need to keep the same polarisation to make the train float. How would you stop the suspension magnets from snapping forward onto the alternating ones? All I can think of is a third row of alternating magnets which your wheel works (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC MAGLEV Prototype at BW
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(...) yes to both... (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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