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Magnetic Railroad on the CHEAP!

Videos
#1

This is intersting!

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/foodanddrink/videos/world’s-easiest-diy-electric-train/vi-AAgRHFn?refvid=BBsi09N&ocid=mailsignout

#2

that is pretty cool! the whole link is here

#3

She is so hot.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif), Where was she when I was in middle school.

#4

This one is not so verbose…

#5

Hollywood …not the same design but yes on the theory however the batteries are not needed for what I was thinking. However like many projects it’s still in the works and may never come to light.

#6

Looks like an answer to the maglev train problems. No super cooling needed.

#7

Ron,

I have to say was far more captivated by her than the train. Yeah the train was fun but she was dang cute. Brains and beauty are always a good combo.

#8

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#9

Lets not let this thread drift…

#10

Very cool. Here’s the videos I found on the topic a few months ago,

http://forums.mylargescale.com/11-public-forum/58962-simplest-electric-train.html#post834298

#11

Bob McCown said:

Lets not let this thread drift…

If it didn’t, it would be the first one that didn’t…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

#12

I think is more the direction it was drifting more then the fact that it was drifting.

Now to make a model train, that looks like a train, using this form of propulsion.

#13

I apologize. I meant no disrespect to her or anyone else. But I can see where it could go. So I apologize for my part in it.

Now Maynard,

I wonder how we could apply this principle to a real maglev. It would truly be a thing of beauty to see a G scale maglev in someones yard. Hmm. . .maybe. . .naw I won’t drift. I will let “the King” have a go with it from spare copier parts. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)

#14

LOL.

I wasn’t thinking maglev, because you cant levitate, and still have the battery terminals connect to the coil. But a monorail, now that could be done. Or, wait for it, or, I could possibly do the Sky Bus. (Yunz not frum da Burgh may haf ta Google at)

#15

The problem is that it isn’t “lev” at all. In fact, it relies on the “train” lying on the track and grinding its way around over coming enormous amounts of friction to work. Now if you could have a Tesla coil of some sort at each end to transfer the power and still some sort of levitation system you might have something. Yes, very cool.

#16

Let me fire up the flux capacitor. They have those in copiers right?!

#17

Nope. But they do have high voltage transformers and regular capacitors. In fact, I told my supervisor that I thought the power supply was working on a machine that would not power up, because, when I removed the power supply board, one of the capacitors discharged through my fingers. Yup, that felt like about 100 volts, more or less. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)