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Re: MOCs: incl German WWII Railway gun
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
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Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:32:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> <snip AMAZING info on an AMAZING model!!!>
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> > > More to come ...
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> This model has stuff for many factions, bring it on!
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> > > Shaun
> > Shaun,
> > I have posted a picture of my V188 diesel which was used to haul the
> > 'Dora','Schwerer Gustav', as well as the 'Anzio Annie' railguns. The
> > electric current from the V188's traction motors helped to power the various
> > railway artillery.
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> A nitpick... Surely you mean "current from the V188's generator" since
> traction motors are mounted in the trucks and provide traction by CONSUMING
> electricity from the generator.
This is what I read from the article, but I think we all know that the
generator (or alternator for that matter too) is the true source of power.
As for the possibility of using the traction motors? Let us not forget
dynamic braking. -Harvey
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| (...) Grin. (Take a second to picture a gun crew franticly trying to service that behemoth while hanging on for dear life as the train screams downgrade at the edge of controllability so that the dynamic braking can supply some current to the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: MOCs: incl German WWII Railway gun
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| (...) <snip AMAZING info on an AMAZING model!!!> (...) This model has stuff for many factions, bring it on! (...) A nitpick... Surely you mean "current from the V188's generator" since traction motors are mounted in the trucks and provide traction (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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