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Re: A power rail idea
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:18:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Dave Curtis wrote:
> > So the real question is how to deliver power to the motors in a way that is
> > upward compatible with plastic R/C track. A thought that comes to mind is a
> > "power tile". A power tile would be one stud wide, and have two conductors,
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> A not quite as eloquent but easier to realize-on-a-small-scale solution would be
> using n-gauge track for power conduction up the middle of the all plastic
> L-gauge track (yes, with even more of the unsightly drawbacks and eliminating
> the polarity benefits).
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> Benn
Actually, you'll see I more-or-less suggested that as a method for prototyping
the functionality. Or as a last resort if we get desperate in the future. But
you can get "polarity immunity" by offsetting the N (or H0, or whatever size
works) rail so that one rail runs up dead center, and the other rail one stud
over.
After all, once you've shrugged and decided to add a third (fourth?) rail and
given up on appearance, who cares where it gets put?
-dave
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| (...) A not quite as eloquent but easier to realize-on-a-small-scale solution would be using n-gauge track for power conduction up the middle of the all plastic L-gauge track (yes, with even more of the unsightly drawbacks and eliminating the (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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