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Re: The philosophy of manual uncoupling
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 4 May 2002 22:26:16 GMT
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Jonathan Reynolds wrote:
> Encouraging words, Christopher.
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> Did it actually work (magnets are quite strong!)? How did you provide power?
Yes, it worked quite well. I remember that it is best to have the
plunger hit the base of the car just above the magnet to work reliably
(also works with the widest diversity of cars). I think all of my test
were "bench tests" so I was using a 9v transformer to power the motor.
-chris
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| (...) Encouraging words, Christopher. Did it actually work (magnets are quite strong!)? How did you provide power? 8w would of course make it easier to conceal within the loco body but I still think the only real benefit would be with remote or (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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