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I've tried your suggestions in the past... :-( DON'T do it...
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> 1. There is not enough height clearence in the switch for the wheel to go
> through the point. Every time it goes through, it gets pushed up from below.
> Has anyone tried to Dremel out a deeper channel to avoid this?
You'll certainly ruin 1 or more integrated wires. Fixing these is a hell
of a job.
Better solution: lower te radius of the wheels 0,3-0,5 mm. With an
electr. drilling machine and fine sanding paper. A lot of work....
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> 2. There is a tab that looks kind of like this \______/ on the rail that is
> opposite the gap where the track splits. If you have a short car with
> fixed wheels, because they don't rotate and follow the curve of the track,
> they hit the tab square on when taking the non-straight path like this:
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> <====>\______/
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> This causes the car to derail. The tab isn't attached all the way at each
> end. It looks like you could somehow heat up the ends of the tab and bend
> it to be a wider and smoother opening so this didn't occur. Has any noticed
> this and tried any solutions to fix it?
Don't bend it wider, the wheels are 'forced' into the curve, that's
right, and necessary.
If not (e.g. if you bend it wider) the opposite wheel hits the 'point'
at the opposite gap = heavy derailing!
Live with it, or place the wheels from a 16-stud car both 1 stud towards
each other.
Second, easy solution, not 100%:
When you put some extra weight on the wheels-units = fill the bottom
with 4 pieces of 1x4 plates, they run much smoother, and more reliable.
Good luck,
Klaas H. Meijaard - the Netherlands
Lugnet 291
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| (...) Actually I wasn't going to make the whole gap wider, just opening wider and more gradual. That does bring a thought to mind. I could make some sort of insert that fit over the tab and guided the wheels in a little better. Maybe made out of (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| Hello all. At our meeting last night, we noticed that our cars were derailing in some of the switchs. I searched the train group and couldn't find any reference to this. We spent some time examining things and came to a couple of conclusions: 1. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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