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Re: Rhombic pantographs
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:56:07 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Gianluca Morelli writes:

> Recently Lego produced movable single-arm pantographs (Metroliner ones)
> ,that are made with a smooth hinge ,two arms on it and an arch (don't
> know how you call it in English,I mean the crosswise part that closes
> the circuit crawling under the catenary wire ans providing electric
> feeding to the locomotive - in Italy we call it "arch")

In the US it's commonly called a "shoe" as in pantograph shoe.

I agree, a rhombic panto that is symmetrical AND dainty will be tough. Very
tough.



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  Rhombic pantographs
 
Hi all,did anyone ever succeed in realizing a rhombic pantograph? I mean,that also moves up and down... Lego ,in early 80s made these pantographs using plates,on 7740. (URL) course they were static,but they were so similar to real ones .... I also (...) (26 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)

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