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From: emrath@uiucdcsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: looking for info about regearing loc
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Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 03:11:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  5 03:11:00 1984
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb!emrath    Oct  5 02:11:00 1984

I believe model railroading is acceptable here.
My father has added lead weights to many of his HO locos.
Units that are heavy into plastic generally come with some
weights built in, but he just adds more.  However, my favorite
has no added mass, yet has the best traction of them all.
It has all (8) wheels driven, *no* traction tires, a metal frame,
a flywheel, low gearing, and pickup on all wheels.
He really liked the idea of flywheels until I designed and built
an electronic speed/acceleration control for him last winter.