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Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 29 Apr 2003 03:02:46 GMT
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I've used a Centerline track cleaner for years with my N-Gauge trains.
Their products are well designed and well made. And the people that own the
company are a delight to deal with and always ready to strike a conversation
at shows. But I have to agree with Ondrew that I don't see how this device,
as applied to Lego 9volt, will improve electrical connectivity or traction.
The Lego 9v system is self-cleaning by design. Even badly oxidized track
quickly comes back after a train motor makes a couple rounds on a loop. And
the dirt, oxidation, etc. on the rail head doesn't materially affect
traction with the rubber road wheels.
Where this track cleaner might excel is with the old 12v system.
- BMW
In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan writes:
> I hate to get on someone’s bad side right away but isn’t this track cleaner
> cleaning the wrong part of the track? Unlike all other scales of trains Lego
> trains get the power from the inside part of the rail. So basically this
> track cleaner isn’t going to do much except make the track shinny.
> OnDrew
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> In lugnet.announce, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Pretty exciting news!
> >
> > This is posted on behalf of BayLTC's David (Zonker) Harris, with his
> > permission (and request to so post), who related the following to me:
> >
> > - - - -
> >
> > My home machine has lost the cookie to post to LUGNET, and Todd's
> > on a bus to Sacramento to catch his Amtrak train to Fresno...so, I'll post
> > the scoop herre first, and follow-up to Lugnet.Trains tomorrow or Monday. ;-)
> >
> > The first model of this all-brass, limited-slip track cleaning car was run
> > on the BayLTC display layout (demonstration set-up), and performed very
> > well. Dick ans Sharon Webster at Centerline worked with me to develop the
> > the model.
> >
> > Pictures at;
> > http://www.baylug.org/zonker/AUT13362.JPG
> > http://www.baylug.org/zonker/AUT13363.JPG
> > http://www.baylug.org/zonker/AUT13364.JPG
> >
> > The body is their O-gauge product, but it needs extra machining and
> > milling to fit the LEGO trucks. The price (without trucks) is $104, and can
> > be ordered! It comes in a padded box, with extra cleaning rollers (which is
> > a Good Thing, since you can see how dirty our track was by the grey stripes
> > on the white roller...). They are in contact with Jake, and may offer a
> > model that includes trucks. Wait and see if there is new news on that front.
> >
> > After a couple loops of a 20' x 32' layout (pushed in front of two locos
> > and 17 freight cars), the engines were running more smoothly, and there was
> > a noticable improvement (lack of slow-down in certain areas). We ran this in
> > front of three different trains, to clean the wheels on the motors and
> > rolling stock!
> >
> > The Centerline web site is http://www.centerline-products.com/.
> >
> > I'll be working on a short web page with more info and background this
> > weekend, but I wanted to get the word out, in case there are any other clubs
> > that might be looking for something to help clean their track at public
> > displays. (BayLTC will be getting a second one, so we can run one on each of
> > the main tracks of the display layout, while we're settig up buildings!)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > -Z-
> >
> > - - - -
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