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by ge_rik » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:09 pm
philipy wrote: βMon Jun 22, 2020 10:03 am
ge_rik wrote: βFri Jun 19, 2020 1:18 pm
The two AA sized batteries and Deltang receiver/controller are in the control panel in the cab.
Rik,
Have you used actual AA's or are they Li-ion as you usually use?
I think you recommend Ecolux as a good battery supplier, but they do many brands, do you have a favourite brand, or just pick what seems good value from a trusted supplier?
Hi Philip
I used two 14500 (AA sized) li-ion cells wired in parallel to give (nominally) twice the run time. Yes, they are from Ecolux and yes I go for the best value in terms of capacity and price. I do try sticking with recognised brands (eg Sony, LG, Panasonic) but don't really have a favourite. I can vouch for the quality of Norb's cells unlike others which can be bought on eBay for less but are not as reliable or deliver what they claim (eg I once bought what were advertised on eBay as 3200ah cells which actually ran for less than half the time they should have done). Needless to say one of these cells failed in less than a year.
So far, I've had no fails on cells from Ecolux, and they deliver what's claimed in terms of capacity.
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by philipy » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:34 pm
Thanks, thats roughly what I thought you'd say.
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by FWLR » Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:09 am
Just read your post Rik, I'am sorry.
It amazes me how your skills develop to a level that is just brilliant in want you do and turn out such fantastic models, wether it be buildings or locos. I wish a had a modicum of your skills, then I would be in a truly superb world....
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by Andrew » Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:55 pm
FWLR wrote: βThu Jun 25, 2020 10:09 am
Just read your post Rik
Me too, don't know how I missed it!
What lovely locos, congratulations! Helpful info on design tools for 3D printing too - now
that's something I should've got round to try out during peak lockdown!
Andrew.
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by Old Man Aaron » Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:28 am
Love what you've done with that printer, Rik. Another nice addition to your fleet.
I quite like that they're back-to-back; We also had
a pair of cane locos running around that way on the local Moreton cane tramways, till the mill closed in '03.
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by ge_rik » Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:38 pm
Old Man Aaron wrote: βSat Jun 27, 2020 5:28 am
Love what you've done with that printer, Rik. Another nice addition to your fleet.
I quite like that they're back-to-back; We also had
a pair of cane locos running around that way on the local Moreton cane tramways, till the mill closed in '03.
Those (and similar) inspired my decision to couple them back to back.
Good picture
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by Lonsdaler » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:20 pm
A 'right rivettin' read' Rik, and 2 lovely locos. With the best will in the world, I don't seem to have enough hours in the day to drop in on the forum more regularly. But it's nice to be presented with threads like this one when I do.
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by ge_rik » Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:00 pm
Peter Butler wrote: βSun Jun 21, 2020 12:16 am
A huge 'love' for the background music.
I thought you might like it Peter. It was on the shortlist as background music for your B.U.R.P.S. video. I forgot I'd downloaded it until I was looking for some music to fit this video. It seemed to match the subject well.
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by ge_rik » Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:01 pm
philipy wrote: βSun Jun 21, 2020 8:13 am
Rik,
I've just thought, you ought to post a "make" and link to this video on the Thingiverse page.
Not sure how to do that. I will investigate...
Rik
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by philipy » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:14 am
ge_rik wrote: βThu Jul 02, 2020 8:01 pm
Not sure how to do that. I will investigate...
I think all you need to do is go to the original Thingiverse file pages and click the "Post a make" link on the RHS to upload still pics. ( I guess you'd need to do it on both the original and 'Remake' pages?)
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Not sure if it will let you upload the actual video but I think you can add the URL in the commenst section.
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by ge_rik » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:34 pm
Thanks Philip
Now done! But what a palaver! Tried logging in using my Google ID and went round in circles as it kept asking for the same info and the sending me back to the original page. I then tried registering normally and it kept throwing up a Recaptcha error message, even though there was no "I'm not a robot" button. In the end I had to fire up the laptop and register that way, except it demanded my age and wouldn't let me enter it manually and so I had to click through 69 X 12 separate months to reach the year and month of my birth!
Then it wouldn't accept the video file, so I've uploaded some stills.
Phew!!!
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by FWLR » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:14 am
Think I would have given up myself Rik. Those Recaptcha "I am not a Robot" on a lot of sites are a real pain in you know where.
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by ge_rik » Tue May 24, 2022 9:54 am
A bit of an update on this build (from two years ago). I've finally gotten around to creating a blog post about it
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2022/0 ... locos.html
Since my last update on this thread, I have motorised the trailing loco so they now work as a permanently coupled pair. One has the recommended IP Engineering Budget chassis but the second loco uses the chassis included with the kit to which I added brass bushes, wheels, gears and a motor from IP Engineering. They both seem to operate equally well. They will now quite happily pull eight loaded skips, plus gunpowder van and brake van up my 1:40 gradients.
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