DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE
January 2003
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MODELPLAN
Mounting the components and The Track
The following pictures show how the head end motor, main motor, fuel tanks etc… are mounted to the chassis.
Stack
up three 5½” strips as the sleepers. Face two angle
girders towards each other and bolt them six holes apart
using the slotted holes. The center pickup rail is insulated
using insulating fishplates, offset at an angle. The
pickups run along the top of the rail for current. The switch actuators are 1” rods
journaled in a double arm crank bolted to the side of
the track. Using collars and long bolts,
adjust so as the switch actuator on the bogie hits the
long bolt (Fig 28a), the string attached to the outer
long bolts (Fig 28b) pulls the electrical switch to
reverse, the switch actuator on the other side of the
truck is pulled in the opposite direction, ready to pull
the electrical switch into reverse when the train
reaches the other side. This way the Loco will run back and
forth unattended. It was tricky to set up, but once done
it was surprisingly reliable. Another idea might be to use the
light sensitive Photo cell (E602) at each end of the
track and a relay (E606) from the Electronic parts
range. |
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