Bill N., Regarding the S Deep Flanges question - yes S Helper Service did (will have to wait and see about the new owners, but would suspect so). I also know SHS was consulted by the NMRA during the standards updating process, as I was in the NMRA engineering dept at the time - I chaired the NMRA's Conformance and Inspection Program for several years.
Regards Michael Greene Sent from my iPad On Jul 5, 2013, at 5:02 PM, "Bill Nielsen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Talmadge C 'TC' Carr <group_list@...> wrote: > Hi TC, > > Thanks for the clarification, I had certainly hoped there was nothing afoot > to change the currently accepted NASG/NMRA "Fine" standards, but I tend to > get a bit edgy whenever I hear the words "change" and "standards" used in the > same sentence. > > As far as adopting the NMRA Hi-Rail/Deep-Flange and the P64 standards, as > long as the majority of the NASG membership (and especially those actually > using those standards) can agree, then having one set of standards between > both the NMRA and the NASG makes sense. > > That being said, regarding the High-Rail/Deep-Flange figures, are any > manufacturers (Lionel, AM, and now MTH) currently abiding by any of those > numbers? I seem to recall that in the past, the makers of Hi-Rail products > pretty much used their own dimensions. If that's still the case, will > declaring the NMRA figures "standard" actually accomplish anything? That's > why I think they also should be involved in the process. > > Bill in FtL > > > >> Bill; >> Good points and I am not proposing we change anything but eliminate the NASG >> proto as it is not really proto but RP25. >> Maybe you can help here. What I am trying to do is get the NASG to adopt >> the rest of the NMRA standards that cover High-Rail (NMRA calls this deep >> flange) and P64. >> Also set up an RP for those who wish to use code 88 RP25 wheels rather than >> do P64, This is what the current NASG "Proto" attempts. Proto 64 has specs >> for S & Sn3, so would the proposed RP. The Engineering work has already >> been done with the NMRA fine scale spreadsheet. It just needs testing. >> So no change in the existing standards just additions for the other guys. >> >> Talmadge C 'TC' Carr >> Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest >> group_list@... > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
