Pull more improved the traction by using rubber tires. This meant the driving wheels did not slip to protect the motor from stalling. The ability to stall the motor drove a change in motor design to allow the motor to better withstand the heavier current draw and therefore heat build-up that occurs when stalled.
Neil Trump wrote: > > I see people refer to AF loco's as having the Pull-Mor feature, yet I am a bit >confused as to ''what is' Pull-Mor on an engine. > > I always thought that this feature applied to the rubber bonded on the wheels to >give better traction, but others seem to apply this feature to the motors. My >problem with people making reference to the motors being Pull-Mor is that basically >the motor design hardly changed at all, so for me it must refer to the wheels. > > Now we all know that those 'L' people stole this named feature from the Flyer range >and applied it to their main 'O' gauge line to describe motors. I'm sure I have seen >'L' describe loco's with can motors and the old style open frame motors as having >Pull-Mor which makes it even more confusing. > > With regards to copyright etc. are 'L' actually using this name when the patent >office may actually have it described as something else? > > Regards, > > Neil T. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Chuck Smith of the NASG, Rochester Area S Gaugers (RASG) and the S Gauge Chemung Valley Lines. http://home.eznet.net/~cesmith "It is often wiser to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt." Mark Twain S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
