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Re: My first MOC locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:45:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Chapple writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes:
> > This is my first true MOC locomotive-
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/mytrain/loc1969/index.html
> > Feedback is very welcome- thanks!
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> I love the rotating fan/vents on top! Does the extra power
> drain on the 9V affect the speed at all? (I wouldn't think so.)
No, it doesn't seem to. But the big ol' 9v motor makes the loc very
top-heavy. It can't do corners at full speed if it has a decent straight
lead into them. If I do that again, I might try using a micromotor and
gearing it up. On the other hand, it's a freight hauler and the slower
speeds make sense anyway.
> How fast do they spin? Mind if I try to do the same thing?
I don't mind- as it is, I copied the idea from Dwayne Towell. As far as how
fast they go, it's fast enough that they look like vents and slow enough
that it is very visible (as opposed to being a blur).
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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| (...) If you thought you needed my approval, consider it given, but I don't think you need it. I didn't use a normal train plate. I put the 9V motor as low as I could in the design--I actually built the "fuel tanks" around it so it kept the center (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I love the rotating fan/vents on top! Does the extra power drain on the 9V affect the speed at all? (I wouldn't think so.) How fast do they spin? Mind if I try to do the same thing? SRC StRuCtures L#765 (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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