Rance, I have a modelling aquantence, that goes by the name of "Battery Pete", who would beg to differ !!! LOL Don.
--- In [email protected], Rance Velapoldi <rvelapoldi@...> wrote: > > If you only have plastic wheels on the track, then I would assume you > wouldn't get the gunk. Unfortunately, that means you don't have an > engine, or other cars with metal wheels, and thus you are stuck on your > tracks with no motive power, and gunk wouldn't be produced. I assume > that the Ni gives the largest signal with the spectrograph, and thus > carbon and othercomponents of the gunk wouldn't show as strong a > signal. It is interesting that Ni(III) is the oxidation state since > Ni(II) is the most common (and possibly Ni(0) with the carbonyls). > talley-ho > Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) > if this sounds a little flip, it is because I am almost finished with my > second Margarita - maybe I should read emails after 2-3 so that answers > might be a little more humorous??? > > On 8/27/2011 16:07, johnalbee03@... wrote: > > > > Fascinating. When I ran my finger down a new stick of flex, I got > > "black". > > Oxidation? > > You're saying, if I understand it, the metal wheels contacting the track, > > cause arcing (sp) which pits the track? > > Then, please "splain" why ya get gunk with plastic wheels. Really > > curious, > > thanks > > > > Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless > > > > -----Original message----- > > From: up148 <up148@... <mailto:up148%40yahoo.com>> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Sat, Aug 27, 2011 13:54:25 GMT+00:00 > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: dirty track black gunk > > > > Great information Bill! And it makes sense when you think about it. > > So, now > > there is scientific proof and good reason to go with metal wheels > > other than > > it looks better, adds a little weight, sounds better running across > > joins in > > the rail, etc, etc, etc. > > > > Thanks for posting! > > > > Butch > > > > > > [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: [email protected] [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/
