Liebherr LTM1800 scale 1/24

[Southgate]

Kerst, I have a question for you. I have seen your crane run on Youtube. It runs great, but I noticed you don't have variable speed control. Is that something you'd be interested in doing, and have plans for? When my crane was tethered, I used a modified MRC model railroad power pack to operate, and it's nice to have the variable speeds. If you're interested, I can talk you through building up a pack. Building a battery powered pack is not difficult either. Dan

[kerst]

Originally Posted by Southgate

Kerst, I have a question for you. I have seen your crane run on Youtube. It runs great, but I noticed you don't have variable speed control. Is that something you'd be interested in doing, and have plans for? When my crane was tethered, I used a modified MRC model railroad power pack to operate, and it's nice to have the variable speeds. If you're interested, I can talk you through building up a pack. Building a battery powered pack is not difficult either. Dan

For my cranes I designed a control box from where I can control all electrical functions, both for the carrier as for the crane.
I have some variable speed control using a mechanical resistor speed control. This works well with the bigger motors, like the carrier motor, but has very limited effect on the smaller motors, which I use for the winches.
This is an area I always struggle with and I am open for ideas.

Thanks,

Kerst