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Title: what size curve ?
Post by: ontario midland on June 17, 2010, 06:41:11 AM

I know this mite sound dumb, but what size curve do I have. on the back,it's got R18 30
it's the gray roadbed ez track.

Thanks
Ron

Title: Re: what size curve ?
Post by: jonathan on June 17, 2010, 07:00:40 AM

Never looked at the back of my eztrack, but it sounds like you have 18" radius curved track ("R18").

Regards,

Jonathan

Title: Re: what size curve ?
Post by: Joe Satnik on June 17, 2010, 07:43:12 AM

Dear OM,

Hmm,

Useful, descriptive numbers.

Usually it's some undecipherable part number or meaningless mold number.

To add to jon's info, the "30" means "30 degrees per section". That is the normal size 18"R curve.

360 degrees per circle/30 degrees per section = 12 sections per circle.

In other words, it takes 12 sections of 30 degree curves to make a complete (360 degree) circle.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=163

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=196

The gray roadbed track has nickel-silver rails, which is better than the "starter set" black roadbed track with steel rails.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Title: Re: what size curve ?
Post by: Doneldon on June 18, 2010, 04:49:28 AM

OM -

To build on what Joe wrote, avoid the steel rail, black roadbed track like the plague.

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