 | | Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Christopher Masi
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| | | So... through NELUG, I have been involved in the Millyard project in the SEE Science Center in Manchester, NH. The other day, we took one of the engines off the track, and removed it's dead motor. The motor had died because the springs had failed (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Mark Bellis
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| | | | | (...) It's too late for this particular motor to determine whether it ran slightly faster or slightly slower than the trailing motor. If the trailing motor was slightly faster than the leading motor, it would have pushed the leading motor harder (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | (...) [...] (...) [...] (...) Mark, Good suggestion, but I don't know if it will work for us. The display is at a museum, and I don't know if that is something that the staff would be willing to do. Chris (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Ted Michon
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| | | | (...) Chris- I've been thinking about finding replacements for the wheel contacts in LEGO train motors. At our May SCLTC event, I spoke with a visitor about the problem. The guys is a mechanical engineer and familiar with motor contacts and (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | (...) Ted, One of the NELUG guys is doing the same thing. When he hear's more he said he'll let me know... Chris (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Wear out patterns in LEGO train motors... —Dave Curtis
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| | | | (...) OK, so I'm a total 9V train noobie, having just gotten some that have not even been run yet... yup, total n00b. But... I've been doing model rail for a long time. Looking at the pictures of train motors (in preparation for DCC surgery...) it (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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