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Re: Searchlight car
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:00:10 GMT
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Nick Goetz wrote:
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> Forgive my ignorance on this one, What is it for? I understand it could be a
> simple freight item but from what I believe it is to be used as a working
> light. Why would you want a working search light in the middle of you train?
I'm sure Larry will have an answer as to whether searchlight cars were
ever used in reality. It seems unlikely, but it certainly is a cool
addition to a toy train.
Actually, I'm sure there are various MOW cars with large lights. There
is occaisional need to do work at night (especially on busy rail
corridors), but of course that would not tend to be the "illuminate the
night sky in a rotating pattern" type of search light (of course during
WWII those may well have been rail mounted).
Of course for slightly additional realism, one should build an
accompanying generator car.
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| Here's another question, maybe directed more at Tom S. but any experienced train(ee) will probably have their own method. I am mostly interested in techniques. To supply the light car with power would you a) build a 9V battery box into the generator (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Forgive my ignorance on this one, What is it for? I understand it could be a simple freight item but from what I believe it is to be used as a working light. Why would you want a working search light in the middle of you train? -Nick Tom Stangl (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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