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Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:41:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> > (3) Finally, the train motor I used had the two tabs on one end broken off
> > (what are those for, anyway? Do they serve some purpose that I've been
> > blissfully ignorant of?).
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> Yes, there is. You can clip a 1x4 or 1x6 brick into those tabs and it will
> stay securely in place. Some official LEGO designs (4563? I think so, but am
> too lazy to go check right now) use this feature so that's presumably why
> they are there.
I think they're there to spread the 'pull' of the train buffer/magnet over a
larger area. The buffer has tabs that fit into the clips. By spreading the
stress out a bit more it makes it less likely that the buffer will pull off
the motor. There are a few designs that have bricks or plates in there too.
Those Lego designers can be pretty clever sometimes... <grin>
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) Yes, there is. You can clip a 1x4 or 1x6 brick into those tabs and it will stay securely in place. Some official LEGO designs (4563? I think so, but am too lazy to go check right now) use this feature so that's presumably why they are there. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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