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(...) Ray, I'd say it's a 30 to 90 ton Whitcomb industrial switcher with a electrical drive system. It also looks like a non side rods version. Cool little critter... where is it? Robin W GFLTC (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's a critter! To me it looks like a Plymouth but I'm not very good at identifying critters, could be a Whitcomb or any one of dozens (hundreds?) of other makes... (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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For many months, I have noticed this little engine sitting on a local siding, apparently rusting away. Today I got curious enough to take a few pictures... (URL) What is that thing anyway ? Ray (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very cool! I was just starting prototyping for a maglev project myself! Now if only Lego will sell bulk magnets... -Matt: ) ---...--- www.auctionbrick.com - username mchiles www.insidethevault.com - mattchiles@gorge.net Matt Chiles 1006 (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, that's the problem. my thinking is that it's not a 1-1 alternation but maybe 2 in one dir for 1 the other, and the magnets on the car body (which would have to be a lot longer body to allow for more magnets) are staggered so that a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about a magnetic linear accelerator to keep with the theme. (URL) would only work for short trips, and would need to be reset for each run, but it would still be cool. I don't know if the Lego magnets are very powerful, but that can be (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But you need to keep the same polarisation to make the train float. How would you stop the suspension magnets from snapping forward onto the alternating ones? All I can think of is a third row of alternating magnets which your wheel works (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) yes to both... (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So it would "walk" on the magnets? Or would the wheel be powered from the car with a batterey and motor? -M (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Could a wheel of rotating magnets propel it? Right now you have all the magnets polarised the same, presumably... if you did something with spacing, can you have the magnets alternate? Have to think about this a bit... but with altnerating (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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