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Re: Continous operation
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:21:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Andreas Stabno writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> > > In lugnet.trains, Andreas Stabno writes:
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linear wear characteristics(*). The wear is depending upon load and
time.
(*) forgot to add a last comment: the wear is at least linear in time, but in
case of load it could easiely be a sqare (or even cubic?) function:
A waggon of doubled waight might be worn out even in a quarter or an eighth of
the time.
Ask 8-wide builders for their experiences. I only heard once, that a waggon of
doubled weight needs more than doubled pulling force to be moved. If so, it
will definitely show increased wear at a similar high factor.
Only 3 motors were able to pull a 126 light waggons train even trough a 180°
U-turn. I am convinced you never will be able to operate even a 13 waggons
train of 8 wide stuff with only 3 motors.
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 | | Re: Continous operation
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| (...) The GMLTC uses two motors on each locomotive, and we're usually running four to six pieces of rolling stock behind one locomotive. We try to run each train for an hour or so, then give them a break. We've completed toasted a few motors, and we (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Continous operation
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| (...) [snip a lot] (...) My guess with the operational reliability of the 9V trains is a kind of more or less linear wear characteristics(*). The wear is depending upon load and time. If you use a train of doubled weight it will last only half time. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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