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Re: MoC: The Limacion track design is BUILT!
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 29 Jan 2001 03:54:32 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu#IHateSpam#
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James Powell wrote:
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> > Sounds like you need some dynamic breaks. I assume you kill the power on the
> > downhill, but I was just wondering, what if the uphill and downhill parts of
> > the
> > track were separate from the mainline, and a resister was attached across the
> > rails; would this increase the LEGO motors ability to slow the train down?
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> Na, all I need is a hole in the ground, with a house covering it :). I used to
> run the trains downhill at - throttle settings (in reverse), but the limit of
> traction could be reached with heavy trains. The good thing was that the grade
> was relatively short (about as long as my long passenger train). The bad thing
> was, that there was a 5 segment curve at the bottom...leading out into the
> hallway, so when you _did_ manage a loss of control, it went onto the floor
> about 2 ft below. I tried most everything in the way of developing brakes for
> my trains. I now have a working prototype brake van, which solves many
> problems (but still has some bugs of its own). Lots of fun to experiment with.
>
> James
Ah, I was wondering about reversing the power setting too. Thanks for the info.
Chris
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