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an 'improved' coupler design
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Sun, 4 Jan 2004 20:47:55 GMT
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Ever since the GMLTC became one of the first clubs to build our trains 8-wide,
we’ve run into problems trying to run long trains.
Simply, the LEGO magnets aren’t strong enough! Try to pull several 8-wide cars
around a 180degree corner, and we’d often get disconnects because the magnets
couldn’t hold the cars together.
Well, I think I’ve come up with a solution to that!
Folder here, once
moderated.
I found some small magnets at a store near my house. I looked at them and
thought “hmmm - those are almost the same size as LEGO magnets.” Turns out
they’re actually slightly smaller than the LEGO magnets - but they’re several
times stronger.
All I do is put one of these magnets between the two standard LEGO magnets, and
I can do this:
Yep, that is an 8-wide passenger car hanging only by the magnet coupler!
I might bring a bunch of them to Brickfest PDX, but that’s getting close to
.buy-sell-trade for .trains, so I won’t comment further. *grin*
As always, comments are welcome.
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) Yep. I've done it before. It even works with a regular Lego magnet in between the two, because then it is a "more powerful" magnet force holding the two cars together. Works well with the engine to first car magnet- if you needed more than (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: an 'improved' coupler design
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| (...) Neat find. Thanks for sharing. I am thinking that judicious use of these would allow very very long trains to be run. (...) I hope you do! (20 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: an 'improved' coupler design
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| Hello John. I could even imagine replacing some of the original magnets in some of my couplers, provided I can find magnets that I can mechanically fit into the LEGO plastic ring. It would also be an interesting experiment, whether the 12V (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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