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PHYSICS QUESTION

Unread postby eyein12 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:47 pm

would lowering the mass of the loco make it more difficult to pull against a consist? or would you have to raise the mass of the cars in order to make it more difficult to pull?
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Re: PHYSICS QUESTION

Unread postby krellnut » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:22 pm

Lowering the mass on the loco will cause wheelslip earlier than normal. Adding mass to the cars is the way to go.
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