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Re: Switch points stiffening...
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:48:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote:
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> drop that you should use for one switchpoint.
> This solution will only reduce the friction and it will not remove it, so the
> problem will take longer to appear, but it will re-appear anyway. The delay
> depends mainly of the level of usage you have with the switchpoint.
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> Hope this helps,
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> Philippe "frogleap" Label, Freelug member
I lubricated the switch just a bit and it appears to work very well.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Dave K
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| Hello Dave, (...) As far as I know, this comes from the friction between plastic parts. Each friction removes a very little bit of plastic at each movement and leaves that white plastic dust on the moving parts. I reduced this problem by lowering (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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