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[[Category:Construction]] | [[Category:Construction]] | ||
[[Category:Diesel Locomotive Parts]] | |||
[[Category:Definitions]] | |||
[[Live diesel]] refers to any scale model locomotive that is powered just as full sized diesel electrics are powered. That is, a diesel engine powering a generator, which in turn powers traction motors. | |||
The most common example is G-scale locomotive "conversions" that use single-cylinder diesel motors. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:WadaWorksDieselElectric.JPG|[[Wada Works]] | File:WadaWorksDieselElectric.JPG|[[Wada Works]] | ||
File:Live diesel trotfox.JPG|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010606172209/http://www.coyotes.org/~trotfox/projects/loco/loco.html Live diesel motor connected to generator/starter] | File:Live diesel trotfox.JPG|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010606172209/http://www.coyotes.org/~trotfox/projects/loco/loco.html Live diesel motor connected to generator/starter] | ||
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OS 40 FS Engines Mounted in a Gauge 1 Garden Locomotive: Diesel Electric | OS 40 FS Engines Mounted in a Gauge 1 Garden Locomotive: Diesel Electric | ||
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[[Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam|Jerry Hyde of Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam]] | [[Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam|Jerry Hyde of Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam]] | ||
Live Diesel Electric model locomotive NP F7, followed by a British Class 66 live diesel. You MUST watch the Class 66 at 2:47 in the video push a brick sitting on the track! | Live Diesel Electric model locomotive NP F7, followed by a British Class 66 live diesel. You MUST watch the Class 66 at 2:47 in the video push a brick sitting on the track! And watch out for a special live-steam treat at the end of the video. | ||
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* [[Wada Works]] | * [[Wada Works]] | ||
* [[Yokohama Live Steam Club]] | * [[Yokohama Live Steam Club]] | ||
* [[Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam]] | |||
* [[Stan Galloway]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/steam/stmintro.htm "Internal combustion locomotives", <i>Small-Scale Live Steam</i>] | * [http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/steam/stmintro.htm "Internal combustion locomotives", <i>Small-Scale Live Steam</i>] | ||
* [http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/52025.aspx "Gas or glow powered G scale trains", <i>Railways Magazine</i>] | |||
* [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forum.gartenbahn-stammtisch.de%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D20%26sid%3Dee0dd3ec884bdf6d4bc9491517ce44ac&edit-text=&act=url Zimo live diesel] | |||
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=105000 "F3 Drive Identification"] | |||
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=105107&sid=f37a883f1b5f5aca2d6ae60a4e0cd3fa "Diesel-Electric Models", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:48, 5 January 2021
Live diesel refers to any scale model locomotive that is powered just as full sized diesel electrics are powered. That is, a diesel engine powering a generator, which in turn powers traction motors.
The most common example is G-scale locomotive "conversions" that use single-cylinder diesel motors.
Gallery
Wada Works Burlington Zephyr live diesel locomotives.
OS 40 FS Engines Mounted in a Gauge 1 Garden Locomotive: Diesel Electric
Jerry Hyde of Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam
Live Diesel Electric model locomotive NP F7, followed by a British Class 66 live diesel. You MUST watch the Class 66 at 2:47 in the video push a brick sitting on the track! And watch out for a special live-steam treat at the end of the video.