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    Grade % questions

    Doh! When I did the math, the 70 morphed into a 20. You right. A better example- You want to get a train up 10 cm form ground, using a 3% grade. How far apart would the points be? 10/x = 3/100 using cross multiplication... 10 * 100 = 3x 1000 = 3x 333.3333~ = x You would...
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    Steam Engine moter placement

    Hi all! Having only had a close look at two N engines, and only one of them a steamer, I was wondering if something I noticed was common. The steamer is a model of the Jupiter (4-4-0 / American(?) type) from Bachmann. The moter itself is located in the tender and powers the drive wheels...
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    Grade % questions

    Thanks All! As I understand it- the equation is as follows.... (hight of high point minus hight of low point) over distance between points = percentage over 100 So- (not actual example) - if the high point is 7cm and the low point is ground level(0), and the distance between each is...
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    Grade % questions

    Hi all. This is my first time posting here, I've lurked around for a couple days though. I'm pretty new to layout design and wanted to ask about grades. I've seen others say 2-3% is normal, with 9% being an extreme. What does the % refer to- the angle? Also does this change in regards to...
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