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New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2006
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:27:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz wrote:
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Mike Walsh wrote:
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The battery container, the IR receiver, and the baseplate are all one
unit. The motor is a separate unit, same form factor as the current
9v motor but without the wheels. The wheels are plastic and are
attached to the motor via a Technic axel.
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Hmm, does this mean the new motor could drive BBB wheels directly? That
would be way cool for steam designers.
Frank
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Good question. I’m eager to order a set and find out how BBB wheels will do
with the new battery powered trains. I’ve tried BBB wheels with the 845 motor:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/845
Which easily accepts a technic axle. With large BBB drivers, at 9V the speed is
a little slower then the old 4.5v trains and hill climbing power was fairly
poor.
I’m anxious to test the new 9v train motor to see how it works with BBB wheels.
But I’m inclined to believe any decent looking steam engine would need to
position the IR receiver in a car following the engine and run a wire between.
Cheers,
Ben Fleskes
Big Ben Bricks LLC
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 | | Re: New Trains and BBB Wheels? (was: Re: Still more)
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| (...) I wonder if you could use the new IR motor in a steam engine, driving the drivers, and an old 9V motor in the tender. With a wire between the two, you could have a double-powerful steam engine, with powered drivers and standard transformer (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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