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Re: Train Layout Modules - IR Train Wheel Grip?
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 6 Dec 2008 20:00:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
> Another thing that has a bearing on this is the lack of grip from wheels used in
> the current IR train (assuming that the use of these might continue for PF
> trains). Do we have yet a solid solution to the lack of grip? Is it to use
> white belts, or could black belts from 9V train motors be used?
There's no easy way to get tyres off to transfer them. Best bet is to jab a
scalpel blade into the IR wheels to get their tyres off, then slip on a LEGO
white rubber band instead. It improves the grip up to what you'd expect from a
9V motor unit.
Jason R
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| (...) Hi Jason, I bought me some commercial black O-rings that are used as sealing. If i remember me right, i think that the size of the O-ring for the RC train wheels is something around : inner diameter = 14mm (d1) thikness of ring = 1,5mm (d2) (...) (16 years ago, 11-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) For the time being I'll be running 9V trains on the main lines, which will also be OK in the yard road nearest the main lines. That road also functions as an exchange siding, where I'll swap from a main line engine to a shunter. For the time (...) (16 years ago, 1-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains)
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