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savvas:
Hi everyone, i have a train with a 4375 power supply. Unfortunately yesterday i noticed that 4034's tractor can't haul its tender + 7 more cars. now the question is this. as i intend to add more cars due time, should i buy a new power supply, more powerful, or i have to buy an extra tender to get more traction over power? i noticed that tender's wheels slide, rotating around their axis, but not moving the rack along. i need to give a little push, it parts for a couple seconds nad then it stops.
Suggestions? :wave:
Junker Jörg:
Keine Frage des Stroms sondern der Reibung. Die Reibung der 36 Räder von Waggons und Lok auf den Gleisen ist schlicht deutlich höher als die der vier angetriebenen Achsen des Tenders.
Lösungsversuch (a) mehr Gewicht in den Tender und (b) alle Achsen mit Silikon schmieren oder (c) Achsen durch Kugellagerachsen austauschen, die laufen flüssiger.
Grundsätzlich würde ich aber sagen: Das ist nicht zu schaffen. Für so lange Züge sind Playmobilantriebe nicht ausgelegt.
Not so much a matter of power supply but of friction. The tender's just not heavy enough to provide enough fritction with its 4 driven wheels to overrun the friction of 36 loco and waggon wheels on the track.
Try (a) to add some more weight to tender and (b) to reduce wheel friction by greasing or (even better) installing ball bearing axles.
But frankly spoken I daresay that long a train's too long a train for a Playmobil engine.
jj:
playmofire:
Is your track clean or is dirt or grease causing the tender wheels to slip?
Are the tender wheels clean, or is dirt or grease causing them to slip?
Has the traction tire come off or been damaged on the tender?
Is there something wrong with the loco's wheels causing them not to turn freely and so making it harder for the tender to move the train?
Have you tested the loco to see how many cars it can pull?
savvas:
I have located the nature of the problem, it the weight! i added, as suggested, 1 kg of load (those used in gym, i don't know their name) and the train parted! Now, another problem, how do i hide a kg in the tender, under the wood?
Also, a couple of days back, i cleaned eveything, oiled the trackes, i believe these are fine. i found under the tender a circular/rubber made thing, like a wreath/crown. i checked under the tender, but there is not anything missing. any ideas?
Thank you both for your replies, much appreciated!
savvas:
--- Quote from: playmofire on March 04, 2020, 14:43:49 ---Is your track clean or is dirt or grease causing the tender wheels to slip?
Are the tender wheels clean, or is dirt or grease causing them to slip?
Has the traction tire come off or been damaged on the tender?
Is there something wrong with the loco's wheels causing them not to turn freely and so making it harder for the tender to move the train?
Have you tested the loco to see how many cars it can pull?
--- End quote ---
tractor/tender can pull passenger's car + caboose like in the original 4034. I cleaned everything, i believe in the right way! I don't know what a traction tire is, maybe it's what i described above. In this case, i am missing something, i have a piece nowhere to fit!
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