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Re: Flicker Free Circuit
Michael,
The full wave bridge rectifier is small and cheap and, at least in HO, there is no reason not to use it. And yes, it is why the circuit works equally well in both DC and DCC. - Jim 1.1. Re: Caboose Trucks Posted by: "michaelashelley" mashelley@earthlink.net Date: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:22 am ((PST)) That is very similar to a circuit I've used to run an Atlas turntable motor using DCC track power. I was later told that the full wave bridge rectifier is not really needed - although I think it's necessary if you ever ran the caboose on regular DC track. Somone else might want to test the circuit without the rectifier, since it's been a long time since I took Electrical Circuits 2. Michael A. Shelley
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Tangent 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Trucks
bnsd45
Gents,
There was an onlist discussion recently about the Tangent Scale Models ASF 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Trucks. These trucks are absolutely essential for modelers in the 1950s and are found under many different types of cars. In response to customer demand, we now offer quantity discounts for the trucks when purchased directly from us - we offer discounts for 6, 12, and 24 pairs. We also now offer high res photos of the trucks, which are posted at: http://tangentscalemodels.com/acfgondolaundecoratedkitsandparts.aspx Click on any of the product skus for sale on that page and you can see a high res photo of the car. Some have asked about the wheels on these cars. If you have purchased our ACF gondolas, you know that all metal wheels like ours roll exceptionally well. We are considering code 88 wheels for these trucks at this time but are not available. Finally, we are working on a new run of our ACF gondolas at this time. Stay tuned; we'll be sure to announce here when we have them in stock! David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models Asheville NC
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Re: Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Two: Tank Cars
Mark
I placed a large order at Karens Books and that was one of the items. I would have but some of the titles are not available from Ted!
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Thank you all for the replies. Mark Morgan
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
7c. Re: Fwd: New Kadee Trucks The Atlantic Coast Line cars came with the "ACL Barber S-2" trucks had the first Kadee trucks to use the HGC material. And the difference in rolling is enormous...there is simply no comparision. And I think the springs look better on the new trucks. Craig Zeni Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change ready.
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Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar
Guy Wilber
Tim wrote:
They were not "1937" box cars. Tim, What characteristics distinguished these cars vs. the "1937" design? Regards, Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada
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TEDS NEW BOOK
brooklynbus <mec-bml@...>
PLEASE Does this book have a ISBN number if so what is it?and you can answer this question off line..
Thanks Joel Norman
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Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar
Schuyler Larrabee
Yes, John, it certainly would have.
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Schuyler Larrabee Former Chairman, now Board Member, ELHS. SGL Thanks Tim, for the information, Apex it is. Ben, I thought for a moment that the ELHS had made a mistake! Boy, that would have been embarrassing. John
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From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net <mailto:timboconnor%40comcast.net> > Subject: [STMFC] Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:52 PM They were not "1937" box cars. DL&W 53000-53259 were 10'0" IH box cars built by Magor in 1950. According to my notes all had APEX rb; no info on hand brakes. All had 8-rung ladders too. DL&W cars with Youngstown doors in these series (incl 52000-52249, 52500-52999) were 5-6-5 style. Some (from the 3 series) had Superior doors, don't know which. From Rich Burg: "The equipment diagram for [53000-53259] shows the truck side frames to be a mix of ACF-21359-AE, and Symington-Gould TF5318, with Sym-Gould bolsters. Three cars had Chrysler high speed trucks (#53004, 53090, 53126). The cars were built by Magor Car Corp. in Jan-Feb 1950. Ten cars were equipped with DF loaders and renumbered 84975-84984. " Tim O'Connor At 3/11/2010 02:38 PM Thursday, you wrote: John F. Cizmar asked:[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14540 http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ <http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) Database version: 6.14540 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Two: Tank Cars
I don't think these are available from anyone but Ted.
Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bnonut Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:40 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Two: Tank Cars I copied the text from Teds site. Are these available? I ordered one from Karen's Books and she has not received any. Thank You, Mark Morgan
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
my mistake. but they do look similar.
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Kadee's new 70 ton ASF ride control, solid bearing truck!That's odd, the Kadee web site calls it a Barber S-2. Of course, the only difference may be the internal parts in the bolster, but it appears to be Barber lettering on the side frame.
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
Ed Hawkins
On Mar 11, 2010, at 4:53 PM, soolinehistory wrote:
That's odd, the Kadee web site calls it a Barber S-2. Of course, theDennis, The link you clicked on was for truck 566. There are actually a number of new trucks, numbers 561-566, that are shown at: http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/truck.htm or http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/newprod.htm All of these are made of a material now being used called HGC (Heavy Gravity Compound). Regards, Ed Hawkins
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
Dennis Storzek
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
That's odd, the Kadee web site calls it a Barber S-2. Of course, the only difference may be the internal parts in the bolster, but it appears to be Barber lettering on the side frame. Dennis
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
Tony
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I did some simple roll tests with out-of-the-box Kadee cars with the new HGC trucks and the old metal trucks -- the results were remarkable. The new trucks roll very well, far better than the old trucks. (Tests were run with actual cars on trucks, not just trucks by themselves.) I too would prefer .088 wheel treads. Keep campaigning for them! At least they could be offered on separately sold trucks, if not on RTR cars. Tim O'Connor
Tim O'Connor wrote:Kadee's new 70 ton ASF ride control, solid bearing truck!Thanks, Tim, a good addition. Though they call them "friction
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Re: New Kadee Trucks
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Tim O'Connor wrote:
Kadee's new 70 ton ASF ride control, solid bearing truck!Thanks, Tim, a good addition. Though they call them "friction bearing" trucks (boo) and it appears that they have 0,110" wheel treads. I've been hoping that they would begin to offer the 0,088" treads as an option, one of these days. And $8.95 ain't cheap, either. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroad history
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New Kadee Trucks
Kadee's new 70 ton ASF ride control, solid bearing truck!
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http://www.kadee.com/htmbord/page566.htm Tim O'Connor
Kadee has listed more of their new HGC plastic trucks.
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Re: Making Rivets
Aley, Jeff A
Tom,
This does not surprise me; in fact, when I first heard about these, I immediately thought of the epoxy-dispensing robots in our (Intel's) factories. In our case, the machine (I do not know the mfr) was loaded with a specially-made syringe of epoxy. The head of the machine would move, in a manner similar to the X-Y pen plotters, and dispense a controlled amount of epoxy as it went (either lines of epoxy, or individual dots, as required). BTW, current machines are NOT slow. I just Googled "die attach" and one company makes a machine that dispenses the epoxy and places the computer chip (called a "die") at a rate of 18,000 units per hour (I infer that it processes several in parallel). Regards, -Jeff From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pullmanboss Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:33 AM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Re: Making Rivets They are expensive to make. I've been told they are made using the same technology/equipment the electronics industry uses to apply microdroplets of conductive adhesive for bonding integrated circuits. The rivets are jetted onto the film, not screened on en masse. I don't know whether it's a done by rows, like an ink jet printer, or individually, by traversing the head or substrate. I'm sure it's a fast process, but it's not a mass process. Tom Madden
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Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar
John F. Cizmar
Thanks Tim, for the information, Apex it is. Ben, I thought for a moment that the ELHS had made a mistake! Boy, that would have been embarrassing.
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John
--- On Thu, 3/11/10, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net> wrote:
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net> Subject: [STMFC] Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:52 PM They were not "1937" box cars. DL&W 53000-53259 were 10'0" IH box cars built by Magor in 1950. According to my notes all had APEX rb; no info on hand brakes. All had 8-rung ladders too. DL&W cars with Youngstown doors in these series (incl 52000-52249, 52500-52999) were 5-6-5 style. Some (from the 3 series) had Superior doors, don't know which. From Rich Burg: "The equipment diagram for [53000-53259] shows the truck side frames to be a mix of ACF-21359-AE, and Symington-Gould TF5318, with Sym-Gould bolsters. Three cars had Chrysler high speed trucks (#53004, 53090, 53126). The cars were built by Magor Car Corp. in Jan-Feb 1950. Ten cars were equipped with DF loaders and renumbered 84975-84984. " Tim O'Connor At 3/11/2010 02:38 PM Thursday, you wrote: John F. Cizmar asked: [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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GN Lettering Help
railsnw1 <railsnw@...>
Trying to finish up drawing some lettering for GN 50' Automobile Boxcars 43900 to 43999 and I'm having some issues with the paint codes. Can someone provide photos or documents (drawings, letters, etc) explaining the size of lettering and the different codes. From the few clear photos I have found it looks like the suppliers name, date, and shop??? I'm looking for proper type for mid 1950's.
Thanks, Richard Wilkens
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Re: Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Two: Tank Cars
frograbbit602
Mark,
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If you can cancel your current order you can call Speedwitch Media or Ted and order the book direct. The number listed in Vol 2: Tank Cars is 203-453-6174. I ordered mine direct when came out and got the book in several days from Ted. Lester Breuer
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Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar
They were not "1937" box cars.
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DL&W 53000-53259 were 10'0" IH box cars built by Magor in 1950. According to my notes all had APEX rb; no info on hand brakes. All had 8-rung ladders too. DL&W cars with Youngstown doors in these series (incl 52000-52249, 52500-52999) were 5-6-5 style. Some (from the 3 series) had Superior doors, don't know which. From Rich Burg: "The equipment diagram for [53000-53259] shows the truck side frames to be a mix of ACF-21359-AE, and Symington-Gould TF5318, with Sym-Gould bolsters. Three cars had Chrysler high speed trucks (#53004, 53090, 53126). The cars were built by Magor Car Corp. in Jan-Feb 1950. Ten cars were equipped with DF loaders and renumbered 84975-84984." Tim O'Connor
At 3/11/2010 02:38 PM Thursday, you wrote:
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Re: DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar
John F. Cizmar
Don,
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That's interesting as the ELHS lists in the features of these models as having steel roofwalks. John
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From: Don Burn <burn@windrvr.com> Subject: RE: [STMFC] DL&W 53133 40' 1937 boxcar To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:30 PM You might check out http://steamfreight cars.com/ prototype/ frtcars/1937aarp dfmain.html since it lists the 5 orders from the DL&W. According to that document all the roof walks were wood, and the brake wheel was Ajax except for one order with Equipco. Don Burn -----Original Message-----__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4936 (20100311) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset. com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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