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Re: (erielack) RDC power

would something like "Loc-tite" stop that?

Bill's Syracuse rail page 
 
http://www.dreamscape.com/pontiac/rail.html

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: From: Harry Bonham <"hbonham_@_clipper.net">
: To: "pontiac_@_dreamscape.com"; erielack@internexus.net; The Jordans
<"pamela_@_blast.net">; Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <paultup@lucent.com>
: Subject: Re: (erielack) RDC power
: Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 5:04 PM
: 
: Actually, tried the Ernst drive for the RDC. The weak link with the Ernst
: was the Colette connecting the motor shaft to the drive shaft. It slips
when
: any strong amount of torque is applied such as going up a grade or
pulling
: several dummy cars, etc. ONLY was used in the sense that Out Shop Service
: was the only successful system in my experience...
: 
: Keep on trainin'
: Harry Bonham
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <"paultup_@_lucent.com">
: To: 'Harry Bonham' <"hbonham_@_clipper.net">; pontiac@dreamscape.com
: <"pontiac_@_dreamscape.com">; erielack@internexus.net
<"erielack_@_internexus.net">;
: The Jordans <"pamela_@_blast.net">
: Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 6:46 AM
: Subject: RE: (erielack) RDC power
: 
: 
: >This isn't the ONLY way to do it - Ernst, the people who make the
low-speed
: >gearing kits in HO scale, also make an RDC kit. It turns your
rubber-band
: >drive RDC into an honest-to-goodness gear-driven beast! Only drawback is
: >that it's geared for SCALE SPEED (e.g., it will appear to be moving
: >relatively slow), but it works great...
: >
: > - Paul


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