Take the (PF-engine 8866), on the old 9 volt rails

[ust60]

Hello Alain, Hello community ,

Your roll tires look very good . Very good hand job? Or CNC ( Computerized Numerical Control)

Can you tell me this, please explain in more detail. quote:

On one of my locos , I used some Commercially available copper sliding contacts . Unfortunately, They Proved to be too unreliable for feeding a DCC chip ; They are good enough for wagon lighting , though. In any case , I would say thinner is better .

Alain please . For the translation program . Short Set. Simple words .

The more I think . The more I am uncertain . I 'm not sure . Tires or tires.

Tires pros and cons :

Pro:

Your look very good .

? ?

More Augmente I have not.

Contra :

A drive unit needs four metal wheels.

Four metal wheels , poor traction.

Or two drive units, a metal shaft , a plastics axis , better traction.

Alloy wheels are very specifically .

Alloy wheels are not priced .

Sliding contacts pros and cons :

Pro:

Easy to Obtain .

Very Inexpensive .

No tools install (only Allen wrench, no lathe, no soldering iron )

Contra :

Doubt rails are damaged.

Where and how to install the drive unit

I registered in a forum. For " Carrera racetracks " Slot Racing logged .

Time listening to what they can say to wear.

Best regards Udo

Almost forgot, my friend says. Standard alloy of Al, Cu, Mg, Pb.

Aluminum, copper, magnesium, lead

Aluminium, Kupfer, Magnesium , Blei ( plumbum )

[alainneke]

Your roll tires look very good . Very good hand job? Or CNC ( Computerized Numerical Control)

Manual mini lathe, on the kitchen table :)

Can you tell me this, please explain in more detail. quote:

On one of my locos , I used some Commercially available copper sliding contacts . Unfortunately, They Proved to be too unreliable for feeding a DCC chip ; They are good enough for wagon lighting , though. In any case , I would say thinner is better .

Alain please . For the translation program . Short Set. Simple words .

Sorry, I'll try to explain better. With sliding contacts, I mean thin copper wipers which rub against the backside of the wheels. I used some sliding contacts from ESU (model railway manufacturer), but they didn't work very well. Lots of power interruptions and stuttering motors. Maybe when you make them yourself, they will work better. Use thin material!

I now use 'ball contacts': metal pins which push agains the backside of the wheels. You can buy them from Schnellenkamp or AMZ Munz (both German, search for 'Kugelkontakte').

The more I think . The more I am uncertain . I 'm not sure . Tires or tires.

Traction on the tires is not bad. My 7760 is able to pull 3 coaches. Put some weight on the loco, and it will perform better.

The price: aluminum is cheap. Machining a set of 6 tires took me an afternoon, but I had fun making them.

I don't have experience with "slot car" style pickups. I don't expect them to damage your tracks.

Edited February 4, 2014 by alainneke

[ust60]

Hello Alain, Hello community,

I have a feeling . ( How to say it in German . ) " You've tasted blood ". Specifies the translation to make sense.

I'm trying to count time . As long as you do the wheels only for their own use , everything is OK .

But for friends, maybe more . But for others ?

A cleaning lady . A job can make everyone . Worth about 10 , - € / hour. You're doing a job for specialists at the lathe . You'd earn a lot more than the cleaning lady. An afternoon for six wheels. One afternoon , how many hours? Two , three or four hours? 30, - to 40, - € plus contacts? Do you think there are many people . They can pay as much .

Currently I am without a job . It would please me well . If I by the production of wheels.

My own boss would . And I go to work only in the basement must .

I think that's the thing with supply and demand. I have asked my edging . Den with own company . With the many CNC machines. What do you like , what it would cost a wheel ?

Maybe ...... Possibly ........... approx ......... I do not know .......... 2, - € or 3, - € or more. I 'd have to know exactly expect

That was a very concrete answer. And I think that was the price for acquaintances. Below the shop Teke . Not Official with taxes. Had he called a price less than one euro . Had I asked . When can I pick up 200 pieces ?

In your contact problems . Did you have only a couple grinder ? Or two pairs grinder ? I think the dropout voltage supply. If less with more sanders couples.

Best regards Udo