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Re: R-42's Running On The ''A'' - 7/23/2007 |
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Posted by Eric B on Sat Jul 28 21:26:42 2007, in response to Re: R-42's Running On The ''A'' - 7/23/2007, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Jul 24 06:23:46 2007. Never trusted them, never will. Dynamics are *adjustable* ... BY CAR. I know folks ain't too fond of the 32's these days, but compared to the 16's, 27's and 30's, they were pretty reasonable. Did CONEY/205 in them when I didn't do arnines. But the dynamics were a PAIN in the butt. Apply, have the train thunk in on you like a bucking bronco (nothing in the world was worse than artens for this) and then rubber band on you as they faded and air finally did what it felt like ... I absolutely LOVED AMUE because it was air from first grab to "pssssh-ssss" and what you pulled was what you got with *NO* surprises. I still don't know anything about AMUE. (even what it stands for). You're saying here that whatever you pull is what you get, but then I forget what "lapping" was all about then, and why you once said something about it being easy to lose control ("let her get away from you" or something like that).I imagine that if you're going at top speed, and whatever you pull, it is all air, and the friction brakes apply. And the shoes were all steel back then. So what was the whole difficulty in this, that SMEE eliminated? I tried to watch the operations of the museum trains in the centennial, but couldn't really gather what the difference was. |
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