Drive Sample Assembly

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Guys,

The following thread is from my engineer, Evan, who is now building some running samples using our latest production samples for our new HTC and Blomberg based drives.

You can keep up with our progress on our forum.

All the best,

Christopher Howard
Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc.
www.railflyermodel.com


I have all the traction motor pre-production components in my possession and am starting to put some together for trials and endurance and all those good things. This is going to be a challenge - they sure don't look that small on the screen - I am going to have to order a bionic eye to assemble these, not to mention looking for the parts I drop on the floor. But this is all being done for a reason - to get you guys the BEST, most accurate scale locomotive miniature on the market, bar none! There are a few dimensional issues with the plastic components, but they are being corrected now, so I might have to do a little creative modeling for these prototypes. But rest assured, the more I fiddle with them now, the more I will learn what method is best to make them function perfectly.

So 'nuff said - here are a few shots of the assembly line - can't wait to get into the shop . . .

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All the best - There is light at the end of the tunnel!

Evan
 
Guys,

Its been slow going for Evan as the interior of the traction motor casings is not to specification for the T1 samples.

Here are some more images. He's on the home stretch now.

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We'll have more images and video of the entire truck/locomotive under power ASAP.

Thanks,

Christopher Howard
Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc.
www.railflyermodel.com
 
Things look great so far, I would guess that having the drive motors in the trucks, means you can get more weight in the chassis, where on a traditional loco model, the motor would be.
Ron
 


AHA! Nice to see photos of the trucks, sure is impressive. When we were talking during your visit last evening, I thought the traction motors themselves held the motors. Now I see they hold the gears. The motor sure is teeny!

Good luck with the project!
 
A 24 sale is one the web-site until Sunday. Wendy and I get back from vacation this weekend and will do a lot of catching up next week.

We're ready to release our clean air room bases and have 8 new photo-tools ready for release so any help with the sale is appreciated.

Evan is almost done a few more traction motors so we can fully power some trucks and show them in action with a video before they get sent off for decoder testing.

All the best,

Christopher Howard
Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc.
www.railflyermodel.com
 
are these motors going to be powerfull enough to pull a decent sized train 1.without stripping the gears 2. burning out?

and whats next, pneumatic brakes? LOL
 


Use our decoder for motor control, with it we will warranty the traction motors. They are designed for quick replacement, we will do the rebuilding.

I not recommend using this locomotive as a rug runner, just because the motors wear faster than standard versions due to their smaller size. We ran a motor at full voltage non-stop for over 18 hours. Using our decoder limits the wear for longer life and also regulates all motors without having to use resistors.

CJH
 
Guys,

Our new funding was approved on 5 additional molds required for our brake gear.

I just got new conforming samples today for the side-frames and traction motor casings so we should be able to post video of a running assembly this weekend.

The traction motors will be out in a few weeks, the entire drive kits with side-frames this fall for sure now.

CJH
 
Hello,

Evan is working on some fixes with interference with the top and bottom casings of the traction motor but here is a quick video to show some progress.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq65RM8L6b0

The noise will improve once the casing is closed. Also, the motor control will be a lot smoother with the DCC decoder in use.

Thanks,

Christopher Howard
Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc.
www.railflyermodel.com

We have a 24 sale still on our web-site, type in "24" to get 24% off the entire order
 
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