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ho grade
Posted by relucas on Sunday, June 1, 2003 11:35 PM
i need to find what my grade % is on a run of oo to 16 ft. an if two powered engines will pull 25 to 30 cars up and down it with out to much trouble . thanks much. r.e.lucas fla.
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Posted by relucas on Sunday, June 1, 2003 11:42 PM
i typed it wrong , its 0 in. to 4 in. in a 16 ft. run.i hope someone reads this to . thank you...
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 2, 2003 6:06 AM
That's 4 inches in 192 inches, just a hair over 2%, and fine for most modelling applications...what you describe will work fine for lococs & cars.
regards / Mike

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