R5 = what radius in feet....?
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Found this page via a search on Google....
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/101039/1174857
From LGB's web site (in terms of diameter, not radius)
R1 = 1200 mm
R2 = 1560 mm
R3 = 2390 mm
R5 = 4640 mm
Translated into imperial:
R1 - 47.2" diameter (2' radius)
R2 - 61.4" dia (2' 6' rad)
R3 - 94.1" dia (3' 11" rad)
R5 - 182.7" dia (7' 7"rad)
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/101039/1174857
From LGB's web site (in terms of diameter, not radius)
R1 = 1200 mm
R2 = 1560 mm
R3 = 2390 mm
R5 = 4640 mm
Translated into imperial:
R1 - 47.2" diameter (2' radius)
R2 - 61.4" dia (2' 6' rad)
R3 - 94.1" dia (3' 11" rad)
R5 - 182.7" dia (7' 7"rad)
Hi Giz
Thanks for the info
Just about to lay a R5 switch (sorry ...point) in place of an Aristocraft #6 that has been giving me a lot of jip recently. The R5 is a smaller radius but nothing that can't be worked around. Only thing is the frog on a R5 is always a little high for the wheel flanges but the pickup skids on USA Trains locos tend to 'drop' onto the frog. Oh well at least it will work better....I hope
Thanks for the info
Just about to lay a R5 switch (sorry ...point) in place of an Aristocraft #6 that has been giving me a lot of jip recently. The R5 is a smaller radius but nothing that can't be worked around. Only thing is the frog on a R5 is always a little high for the wheel flanges but the pickup skids on USA Trains locos tend to 'drop' onto the frog. Oh well at least it will work better....I hope
Mike,
I have the same problem as we use loads of LGB R5 switches, but you can easily just bend the USAT pickup skates slightly so that they don't get stuck, or even better is to replace them with massoth shoes as they are just that little bit fatter that they don't seem to fall in. I normally just replace the shoes on most of my USAT geeps as I know then that I won't have that problem.
All the best,
Gavin
I have the same problem as we use loads of LGB R5 switches, but you can easily just bend the USAT pickup skates slightly so that they don't get stuck, or even better is to replace them with massoth shoes as they are just that little bit fatter that they don't seem to fall in. I normally just replace the shoes on most of my USAT geeps as I know then that I won't have that problem.
All the best,
Gavin