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Re: 12 volt track
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 20 Sep 2001 23:56:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford writes:
> > Which begs the question (or asks for it nicely, anyway): Has anybody ever had
> > any problems with the contacts in 9v train motors getting dirty / corroded?
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> Nope. The more you run them, the better they run. As the contact wheels
> turn, they clean the inside edge of the rails. That helps improve the
> electrical contact.
Was thinking more of the contacts inside the motor, which perform a similar
function to the sliding 12v contacts, but I guess the same applies to them too.
And being totally enclosed would help.
ROSCO
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| (...) Nope. The more you run them, the better they run. As the contact wheels turn, they clean the inside edge of the rails. That helps improve the electrical contact. One of the biggest problems the GMLTC has is getting the trains running when we (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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