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Re: Magnetic couplers
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:37:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Warren writes:
> I was just curious. Has anyone experimented to see how many cars can be pulled
> by an engine before the couplers pulled apart from the weight of the cars?
> Especially when talking about going up inclines. I just wondered if the
> magnets are strong enough to pull a very large train.
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> John Warren
hehe.. if anyone can shed some light on this, i'm sure it would be Larry P
:)
J
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| (...) pulled (...) Around 20 cars on flat ground, without puting one motor into the middle of the train. 9 passanger cars up a 2 plate slope, heavyweight cars. 2 motors at front, 1 near rear. If you intend on running up and down grades, you can (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Magnetic couplers
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| I was just curious. Has anyone experimented to see how many cars can be pulled by an engine before the couplers pulled apart from the weight of the cars? Especially when talking about going up inclines. I just wondered if the magnets are strong (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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