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Re: Automatic decoupler designs?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 16:22:39 GMT
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Ben Jackson (<Fnx0A5.L6I@lugnet.com>) wrote at
13:03:41
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> I haven't played much with an on-track mechanism, but the best bet seems to be
> prying the magnets apart sideways, since the forces involved in pushing cars
> apart exceed the force required to derail a car, and applying that force
> accurately is tough.
Has anyone thought of using an electromagnet at track level to overpower
the magnetic coupling?
I've no idea if this would be practical, and it's non-LEGO, but it might
be worth a try.
--
Tony Priestman
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| LEGO train knuckles don't lend themselves to decoupling. Has anyone got a good design (either as part of a switch engine or fixed to the track) design for an automated separator? I'm close to an in-engine (but very ugly) solution which can pry a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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