Baloney Size is not everything. Many of the high tech motors I have outpull any Pitman antique you can fit in the hood. It is a balance of the drive and enough weight to generate traction. Notice the size of the weight Kato is using. If that is a core-less motor with a planetary gear set then it may well pull like Big Blue at the speed of Timothy. My 2ยข TCC:}
On Feb 11, 2013, at 5:14 PM, ctxmf74 wrote: > Hi Ed,It's impossible to make a drive that performs as well when > the drive is designed to dedicate a greater portion of the interior > space to huge proprietary electronic modules for sound and control. > No matter how well a toy train diesel performs it's possible to > improve the on track performance with a drive designed to maximize > the use the interior space for the actual drive components and leave > the sound and control to smaller parts. It might not be as loud or > as fast but it will be more responsive and pull a train at a scale > speed better. Talmadge C 'TC' Carr Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest [email protected] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
