Quentin
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ....Would it possibly be if the engine main side rods happen to be in the exact parallel position to the rails...Perhaps then the piston could not effect any movement of the wheels with out something getting them off dead center...I imagine if this was possible, the engine would also have to be on absolutely flat grade so gravity woudn't move the engine.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar Kenneo: All your points are well taken....I wasn't sure if the design had them out of phase as you said from side to side. And for sure at 1/4 position, it would have the most advantage to turn the wheel. One other thing....on a Mallet I doubt if the front engine and rear engine are in any phase...Separate from each piston / wheel position, etc...so that would always provide a way to move as it would have one in position to start the movement. But it is an interesting subject....[:)]
--David
QUOTE: Originally posted by BR60103 Aside from the piston problem (being on dead center) if you ever have one of those toy locos where the side rods are attached with 180 degree "quartering" and on only 2 axles, if the wheels are turned in opposite directions, the rods do very interesting things.
QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo Jamie -- Why don't you explain that hinge? [bow]
QUOTE: Originally posted by jchnhtfd QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo Jamie -- Why don't you explain that hinge? [bow] I'll research it and get back to you tomorrow![:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ....Yes, one hears all kinds of advice on op systems...I can say this: My W 98se, did way too much locking up...Had used it since 2000. Friends in my circle told me..."Oh you will like the XP it operates so much better"....so it's really hard to tell until one tries them both I suppose. If I ever get these add ons all working again I'll settle down and go forward.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar ....Yes I remember all the sayings about how the T-1 was not a successful engine...but Raymond Louie sure designed their outer skin to make them oh so handsome...I did get to see a few in action but don't really remember that much about them. Seen them coming through the Pennsylvania Passenger station at Johnstown, Pa. Sooblue...Part of the trouble is me with difficulty getting my peripherals back up and running. No problem with the printer because it is a H-P same as this new computer and it was able to take it right in but my scanner's CD-ROM to install the driver did not include XP so I had to download a new driver for the scanner [A visioneer, 5800], and I did that but some where I'm still not getting it all together because I can't make it perform yet...Frustrating...Haven't tried the video cam or mic. yet....I simply am not fluid enough with XP yet to make it work well for me...and I haven't read any instructions on XP yet so maybe I can glean some info there when I try that...
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