Hi Roy,
As a manufacturer of turnouts, I can't design the test without some bias entering in. My suggestion is to end up with a matrix for comparison of all the various turnouts and unbiased so the people could depend on the results rather than the hearsay we get on the lists. A tinplate #3 turnout does a very different job than a scale #8 turnout, however they can be compared as to what they will run, ease of installation, ease of adapting to another track system, appearance, type, dependability, DCC friendly, wiring, pick up shoe compatibility, wheel gauging forgiveness, etc and whatever. The finally test parameters will be up to the designers of the test and I hope it will be all encompassing. Again, my hope is there will be some people who know how to design a reliable test procedure that is fair, open, honest and objective. Otherwise, it would be just more of the same old hearsay. I hope all manufacturers of S gauge turnouts will participate, no matter how small their niche. My turnouts will be there, Tom Stoltz _____ From: roy inman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:35 AM To: Thomas Stoltz; [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Jeffrey Madden' Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} proposal (turnouts) Hi Tom, and I like the sound of your suggestion. And one additional thought: Any chance such a simulation could be repeated at S Fest in St. Louis in November? Baltimore is a pretty fair hike for many of S gaugers in American, including us Midwesterners, but being situated more centrally, a St. Louis testing ground might attract more onlookers. Just IMHO. Roy Inman, who struggled for some time getting Lionel made O gauge steam engines to run through Lionel made turnouts, and that was all off the shelf, contemporary stuff that was SUPPOSED to work together flawlessly. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
