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Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:21:02 GMT
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:27:25 GMT, Ben wrote:

Good question.  I'm eager to order a set and find out how BBB wheels will do
with the new battery powered trains.  I've tried BBB wheels with the 845 motor:

<http://guide.lugnet.com/set/845>

Which easily accepts a technic axle.  With large BBB drivers, at 9V the speed
is
a little slower then the old 4.5v trains and hill climbing power was fairly
poor.

I'm anxious to test the new 9v train motor to see how it works with BBB wheels.
But I'm inclined to believe any decent looking steam engine would need to
position the IR receiver in a car following the engine and run a wire between.

I wonder if you could use the new IR motor in a steam engine, driving
the drivers, and an old 9V motor in the tender.  With a wire between
the two, you could have a double-powerful steam engine, with powered
drivers and standard transformer (non-IR) control... could be very
cool.

This is assuming that the IR receiver is on the battery part, not the
motor, which I think is the case, but maybe not?

-Matt :)

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  Matt Chiles
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Phone: 509-773-5724



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  Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
 
(...) That would seem to be correct, but you're forgetting that if you put big wheels on the battery motor, and connect it to a 9V motor with its small wheels, they'll try to go at different speeds (assuming, as has been suggested, that the motor (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)

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  New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
 
(...) Good question. I'm eager to order a set and find out how BBB wheels will do with the new battery powered trains. I've tried BBB wheels with the 845 motor: (URL) Which easily accepts a technic axle. With large BBB drivers, at 9V the speed is a (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2006, FTX)

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