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Re: Train Wheel Friction?
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:23:03 GMT
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Mark Riley wrote:
> There was a thread several months ago dealing with the issue of the
> new train wheels rubbing on the blocks. The thread mostly mentioned
> the problem in relation to the gray wheelsets that come with the Santa Fe
> loco and cars. However, I've also noticed the friction problem with the
> black wheelsets that come with the My Own Train sets.
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> I've been using a hobby knife to remove a small bit of plastic where the
> wheels rub the block as mentioned in this thread:
I too have been using a sharp knife to take small slivers of plastic out
from each wheel block. As a result, there has been a tremendous
improvement in the performance of each train. Previously the Santa Fe
engine was struggling to pull more than two coaches but now it can
easily pull all seven plus another engine (unmotorised) at great speed!
Grahame
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| There was a thread several months ago dealing with the issue of the new train wheels rubbing on the blocks. The thread mostly mentioned the problem in relation to the gray wheelsets that come with the Santa Fe loco and cars. However, I've also (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains)
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