Tramway making
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Henryparrot attempt at producing a tramway
RegWhen you look around on the tram sites there area number of motors made to fit in trams i have 2 trams that look similar and the chap i contacted told me that the motors are slightly differant for each one and i need to tell him the exact model so he can supply the correct motor body for each one.
It looks like Reg`s module is going to have trams on it which will be great.
Thats it now Reg your commited
Max
I have not got a clue what catenery i am going to use that is something i need to sort out before to long i presume some nickel silver wire will do for the cable then i will have to find out how to make the masts to hold it.
cheers Brian
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Max
Port Elderley
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There are 2 sections that are 2 ft long at each end which are straight the rest of it is curved with a varying radius so it will be fun becuse that will affect how many masts are required and the spacing of them i suppose i should look around for some piccys so i can produce something that does look a bit similar to what they did rather than a stick with a wire on it.
cheers Brian
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Tram layouts are really the same electrically as Train ones so really they can be either DC or DCC at this stage i have not decided which mine will be as 1 i have not looked how easy the DC motors in them are easy to convert and 2 i need to look at the overall position of my tram layout which is purely a length of 28 ft long so DC or DCC is a decision i need to make
cheers Brian
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you can get textured paint for your tramway, i have some and it goes a long way but i can't remember the name but i am sure it is in the index.
also PM jim about the OHLE, i am sure he mentioned the place he gets his casstings from and also plans.
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I bought a ready motored little tram from Ebay some time ago so i have this to try out the tram track for running properties.
It has a Tenshodo wb-24.5 motor fitted to it bought off ebay is always a lottery and to start with this little tram was running crappy i removed the motor unit and did some maintainance to it and it is running a lot better now but i think there is wear internally as it does not actually run in what i would consider perfect condition.
To dcc these tenshodo units would i think be a major task but with a bit of thought probably possible.
probably splitting the pick up bus bar may be the solution but at this stage i am undecided whether DC or Dcc the tram system.
Actually with these little trams the motor unit is centrally mounted and they are rather top heavy heres a cople of piccys
Here is the underneath showing how the Tenshodo is fitted
cheers Brian
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Well it was bought of Ebay and was not sold as new and i did not test it when i got it so i cant really complain usually i avoid anything loco wise that is not new on Ebay but i have made a mistake in buying this i think.i did not pay a great deal for it so no big loss.
As i said i did get a bit pssed off so i stopped working on the tram area and started work on a little building kit for a while.
Im more annoyed at myself for buying something and not sticking to my own usual rules and because of that i have wasted time pratting about trying to get it going properly
cheers Brian
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Max
Port Elderley
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the bottom edges have been riding on your plaster,maybe the reason for the duff
run? mind the wheels look a bit pitted too.
lol::cool:
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Owen yes there is plaster on the underframe thats there through testing i have taken the tenshedo unit out of the tram and it runs like a grinding pig and as you say the wheels are pitted slightly.
cheers Brian
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That's probably quite authentic then Brian !! :roll::roll::roll:
………………………………………………………….and it runs like a grinding pig and as you say the wheels are pitted slightly.
cheers Brian
I have no personal experience but I think you'll find that Tenshodo motors are extremely popular with the tram fraternity so I'd imagine it's something to do with your particular motor Brian. Maybe brushes or pickups - perhaps a good overhaul and clean might improve the running.
I know how you feel about buying something duff on ebay - particularly when you did it by breaking your own rules. You feel conned and cheated because you've no come-back. It's sold "as seen" but you can't see it - a real case of buyer beware.
I get very angry if I foul up - I've got nobody to blame but myself and I always like to think I'm perfect and have every angle worked out and covered. Nobody could ever con me - I'm just too aware to be "done" :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll: - like hell I am !!!!
Incidentally, looking at the model, do any of you Teessiders know if the "Darlington Corporation Light Railway" ever existed ? I used to live near Darlington but I've never heard of a "light railway" nor it's trams.
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heres a piccy of the actual Tenshedo unit the whole thing is a motor no wires to it all self contained a 5p next to it so you can relate to size
cheers Brian
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Thanks Bob. You live and learn on here !!!
I lived nearby for some 15 years and even worked in the town for 5 of them but never knew about the tram network.
Perhaps because it was such a famous railway town the trams had to take second place :roll::roll: - still, now I know a fair bit about the Darlington Corporation Light Railway. :cheers:cheers
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Can you test yours see if they run smoothly and dont make a grindy noise and are not lumpy?
cheers Brian
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