Wheel spokes

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Wed Mar 25 16:53:17 EDT 2009


No, although the main rod's weight is a factor, as are the weights of the eccentric cranks, back ends of the eccentric rods, etc.. It is because the A's main drivers were cross-counterbalanced; when drivers are cross-counterbalanced, they're counterbalanced as the pair on the axle, rather than as individual wheels. This was often seen on the main drivers of locomotives but seldom on other drivers, which were usually counterbalanced as individual wheels.

EdKing
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Very interesting. I had always assumed that counterweights were centered exactly opposite the pin holding the rods. While that appears true for the front and middle A drivers, it is obvious from the drawing that it is not true for the main driver. Would this be because the added weight of the main rod throws the balance off-center?

Sam Putney

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Richard,

I'm surprised no one else has answered this yet. The number is 15.

You can see drawings of the drivers at the following addresses:

Front Driving Wheel http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=23293
Intermediate Driving Wheel http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=23187
Main Driving Wheel http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=23192

Listing of more Class A wheel drawings is at http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs.php?index=rs&id=161&Searchword=wheel

Ron Davis

At 03:15 PM 3/20/2009, you wrote:

Hi chaps
Can somebody tell me the exact number of spokes on a Class A driving wheel, thanks in advance

Regards Richard in UK
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