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Looking for help about tracks |
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By: Nitram22 Date: April 12, 2018, 2:16 pm |
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Hi. |
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I'm looking to possibly purchase this set. |
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Lionel 8-81002 Frontier Steam Freight Train Set. |
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I'm looking for info on buying more track for it. |
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1. Is this type of track easy to find? |
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2. Is it expensive? |
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3. Can I use other type of tracks? |
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Also I would like to run it around my room. So my question is |
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does the power supply only run a certain length of track? |
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Thanks |
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#Post#: 1943-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Looking for help about tracks |
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By: djacobsen Date: April 12, 2018, 11:24 pm |
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Nitram2 |
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Hello & Welcome to the Forum! |
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Also |
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Welcome to the sometimes confusing world large scale trains. |
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Your potential train is a "G" scale train that operates on 45 mm |
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track. |
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Track is available from various producers in brass, stainless |
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steel or aluminum. |
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Plastic track is also available but not applicable unless you |
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convert over to R/C & onboard batteries. |
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Both new and used track are readily available, with used brass |
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.332 track in. the 3 to 5 dollar per foot range. |
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As to the power supply, it will depend upon the amount of track |
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you plan to power. |
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For my small 8 X 14 loop l use a 1 amp power supply. |
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For the several hundred feet of track in rhe big layout l have a |
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10 amp power supply. |
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All my track is .332 brass, mixed, new and used. |
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Happy Rails! |
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dave |
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