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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards gearing - Walthers' in their recent ads
have been making a big deal about the 14:1 gearing in Proto locomotive
models. The early Proto's for the most part (but not all) use 12:1 gearing
like Athearn used (I do not know what Athearn is using now).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>GSB used 14:1 in their SD40-2 which made people
unhappy back then. The old Roco made Atlas had to 10:1.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nigel <BR><A
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelmisso">http://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelmisso</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:52
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: P2K GP30 speed?</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>For what it's worth I've also noticed the new P2K GP30s
run very slow. I have several and they're all significantly slower
than other (Atlas, Stewart, Athearn, Kato, and even older P2K)
brands. They're not bad, just a lot slower than the others
(perhaps a more 'prototypical' gearing?). I'm not a DCC expert but
if you use DCC, I think you can set top speed CVs to match the slower
locos. At least that's how I plan to approach it whenever I
finally get around to building a layout.<BR><BR>Bob Simpson<BR>St. Paris
OH<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 6/5/09, NW Modeling List
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GP30 speed?<BR>To: "NW Modeling"
<nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org><BR>Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 7:55
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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Listers,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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I was able to run some new engines on a friend’s layout this
afternoon. For the first time I ran my new Athearn N&W
SD45’s. They ran great! I tried a new N&W P2K GP30 and
the 45’s just dragged it along. It appears to run about half
speed of the Athearn's. I didn’t have any of my older Athearn's
or PPW or Atlas to compare it to. So my question is that the
P2K’s will only run with other P2K’s?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in
advance,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
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