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Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:09:41 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Matthew J. Chiles <mattchiles@gorge.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> This is assuming that the IR receiver is on the battery part, not the
> motor, which I think is the case, but maybe not?
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 innards are the same).
Jason Railton
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 | | Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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| (...) Yep, I can only dream that the adjusted the gear ratio in the new motors. The current 9v train motors run way to fast, I'd gladdly trade that for a bit more torque. But even at differnt speeds, the BBB wheels have less traction, allowing them (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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| (...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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