Les Grenz wrote: > Sorry, Les - I must've been tired . . . . I didn't have the last part right: WRONG! Mutlipy the travel distance by *FIVE* (60 sec divided by 12") to get *FEET* per hour.

In a message dated 6/2/00 10:49:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lesgrenz@... writes: << determining motor RPMs >> For HOn3, motor RPM may be the most limiting factor for engine speed. In

Got it! Thanks again Marshall. Regards from Les Grenz & the Queen City of the Rockies. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN

Les Grenz wrote: Take the motor RPM. Any gear set you are considering will have a fixed (and usually listed) ratio such as 1:31 or 1:17. Divide the motor RPM by the ratio (i.e. 17000 divided by 31)

Marshall - Thanks for the info. Exactly what I needed. > Regards from Les Grenz & the Queen City of the Rockies. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your

Gear ratios are determined by counting the number of teeth on the driver gear. SMPH can be determined by the following formula. rpm X driver diameter ---------------------- = SMPH gear ratio X

Thanks Eric - It's what I needed. Regards from Les Grenz & the Queen City of the Rockies. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from

Greetings - I am new to this list. I model Colorado loosely in HOn3. I do some loco repair primarily for myself. I would like to know if anyone can refer me to a source for determining motor RPMs,

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