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Re: Motorized Maintenance Truck
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 1 Oct 2005 12:52:41 GMT
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Hello Elroy,
In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote:
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On a whim, I dug it out again last night to see if I could get it working.
Turns out, a technic liftbar with a little bit of tinfoil attached to the
bare wires was all I needed. The tinfoil rides flat along the rails, sending
power to the cable attached to the motor. Not pure, and not elegant, but
functional. • ...
-Elroy
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A very good idea indeed. I like it very much. Thank you for sharing :)
How is it doing with switchpoints?? and with bridges ramps? Do you observe
corrosion of the surface of the rails due to eventual electric arcs? Interested
by these answers and considering seriously to build one.
Anybody using DCC could tell me if this kind of “connection” to the rails could
work fine with DCC? (I’m close to buy an Uhlenbrock system, but still earning
for :) soooo expensive...)
Thanks,
Philippe “frogleap” Label, FreeLUG member
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| (...) I tried running it through a couple of switchpoints last night. It had a little bit of trouble. I haven't noticed any problems with ramps or bridges though, other than some slipping of the tyres. I think using older tyres that are a little (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| A few months ago I had a Lego electric cable ((URL)) get cut. This left me with two half cables. Somehow I got the idea that if I stripped the insulation off, I could use one of the broken bits to power a technic motor off from a train track. I (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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