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Re: austrains 80 class - some very upsetting things

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On Friday, September 10, 1999 at 5:00:00 PM UTC+10, C. Dewick wrote:
> This issue has probably been thoroughly hashed out here before, so my
> apologies if it's a repeat of a previous thread...
> 
> I finally obtained an Austrains 80 class (one of the $125 unpainted ones)
> yesterday, and I've just clipped off the body shell to examine the mech more
> closely. Right away I have found some design faults which are rather
> disappointing for a model which has been touted with so much fanfare:
> 
>  - there is *no* DCC decoder socket to be found! This is a serious oversight
>    given that just about all US-prototype HO scale loco models now come with
>    a DCC decoder socket (and a dummy plug) as standard equipment. The
>    weighting arrangement of the 80 class chassis is going to make fitting a
>    decoder rather difficult...
> 
>  - the wheelsets have a *huge* ammount of sideways play - about 1.5 mm,
>    which translates to about 125 mm in full size! 1.5mm on every wheelset is
>    going to be really bad since the model will be able to slide quite a way
>    off centre when running.
> 
>  - the drive shafts that fit between the motor and gearheads of each truck
>    are wickedly thin, and although I don't know for certain, they don't
>    appear to be made of delrin, but of regular styrene. They won't last very
>    long if that is actually the case.
> 
> That's what I can see right away - I'm sure there may be other things which
> come to mind after a bit of running...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Craig.
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i like the 80

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