Well, maybe I'll drop by Staples and see what they have for cheap scales. The kitchen type scale I use for weighing rolling stock just won't go sideways for measuring tractive effort. High school

Sounds like it might work. I'll give it a try, probably not this time, but one of these days David J. Starr Senior Systems Video Engineer Computer Products

Absolutely true. I was going to use my el cheapo digital multimeter to set the track voltage to 12 just to standardize results and account for any voltage drop under load. Sounds like 1.5 amps

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David, I've had pretty good luck using "MSPaint" (that comes with the Windows NT/95/98 operating system suite) to draw basic things and the MicroSoft "Photo Editor" (that comes with the MS Office 97

Thomas Beutel wrote: What was the driver diameter on N&W's 4-8-0s? To me, they looked like weightlifters in babybooties . . . . <g> Marshall

Anything is possible. The Southern Pacific MK-10 and MK-11 class 2-8-2's used 51 inch drivers, which would be considered small for a Mikado. I believe the boilers were larger than those on the USRA

The drivers on the LL 0-8-0 are very small and would look odd as a 2-8-0. You could, though, probably convert her to a 2-10-0 Decapod. Since most Decapods had smallish drivers it would look

I have a question that came to mind the other day in seeing the Life-Like 0-8-0 in MR. Are there valid prototypes that used the same boiler size and drivers, but as a 2-8-0? In other words, can the

While it may be doable, I'm not aware of any road having *modern* consolidations with drivers of this size - typicaly the switcher would have drivers around 48". Some older e2-8-s (like the MDC Old

Hello to the list again, esp you, David, I'll try to keep this brief, sorry 'bout my "exponential expoundments". I did go right out to the train room with the postal scale and tho' the results are

A very good idea, but just print the scale to the actual size needed, cut it out with scissors and paste it over the existing scale plate. Tom

David, We're keeping the old wires a-hummin, eh? You're doing good stuff there , keep it up. I will suggest for your meter an ordinary precision wire-wound resistor of 10 watts (12 V at 1.5A = 18

David, There are several inexpensive graphics programs out there that allow you to scale a drawing as you print it. Why not try making a drawing of the meter face you want at a size, say, 10 times

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Well, for "dyno" testing , I got as far as computing the required shunt for my ammeter. I have three very nice zero center 100-0-100 uA 1Kohm meter movements from the MIT flea market. The dials are

<<Once the ammeter is working then I can measure current draw at 1. 12 volt full speed no load. 2. 12 volt, drivers slipping. 3. Current required to get the locomotive to start from rest. 4.

Very good! You are right about the control the gearbox lends to gear mesh and lash, too. Get it right (a natural), and the engine will be dead silent in motion. Changing out the wheels in the tender

Tom, I'll take a closer look at the catalog and see if I can get a gear box. I think a gear box is the solution to the worm mesh adjustment problem. Talking to the lady on the phone at Mantua, it

Geez, David, sorry you didn't get the gearbox. In my opinion, this is the key part. At any rate, it's still retro-fittable, but you may decide to loose the Supplied Mantua motor mount and move the