Reply to "Aero train anemic pulling"

prrhorseshoecurveOGR Forum Member

ogaugeguy posted:
gunrunnerjohn posted:
I added about 20 ounces of weight, distributed all across the locomotive. Made a huge improvement in the pulling power. For whatever reason, my PS/3 version was far worse than the PS/2 version, so I added the weight to that one. I'm planning on doing a similar upgrade to the PS/2 version.
I'm a novice and not in your league with your knowledge of trains, engineering, and electronics, GRJ, but 20 ounces seems like a lot of added weighy. While it's necessary to improve pulling power, does that weight add significant stress to the Aerotrain's motors?

Fred Rominski from the Raritain Valley Hi Railers added 3 lbs of weight... significantly more than 20 oz and it pulls all the cars just fine.

1/20/2011:19 AM

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