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Re: Train Weight Question
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 1 Aug 2001 06:28:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
> The train motors have small rubber o-rings around the wheels, they are what
> grips the rails to provide traction. By putting extra weight in the
> locomotive, it helps keep them from slipping.
I assume you ment to say this only for the old 12V train motors, and this is
not valid for the current 9V motors ?
Greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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| (...) I find better performance if I add weight, even to 9V motors. Or at least design my models so that there is more of the weight over the powered truck than the unpowered one... (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Weight Question
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| (...) The train motors have small rubber o-rings around the wheels, they are what grips the rails to provide traction. By putting extra weight in the locomotive, it helps keep them from slipping. I believe you can get the weights from Pitsco. Or, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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