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For years, whenever anyone mentions track and the debates begin between brass and stainless, TOC sometimes jumps in with his Aluminum track. I have to admit that I have been dismissive of his claims that Aluminum track has better adhesion characteristics.
In this months GR, there's a story of a high schooler who did a series of test regarding adhesion and he removed the variable of conductivity of the rail by using battery as his power source. His results show that the Aluminum track has the best overall adhesion. He had some other results that might warrant further discussion here.
Is humble pie served ala mode? I'll have vanilla.
Mark
PS If he's right about the track, does that mean he's right about the 49 flat head Fords too? Oh! the humanity!
In this months GR, there's a story of a high schooler who did a series of test regarding adhesion and he removed the variable of conductivity of the rail by using battery as his power source. His results show that the Aluminum track has the best overall adhesion. He had some other results that might warrant further discussion here.
Is humble pie served ala mode? I'll have vanilla.
Mark
PS If he's right about the track, does that mean he's right about the 49 flat head Fords too? Oh! the humanity!