05-04-2010, 07:55 AM
Boppa - I forgot about those early motor controlled throttles. Do you remember when this was? I was looking through the ads of two old issues of Model Railroader yesterday, and a 1958 issue was talking about rheostats and selenium rectifiers, while a 1966 issue had an article about SCR motor controls. I couldn't find any mention of a walkaround control in the ads of either issue.
I then searched Model Railroader magazine index for the keyword "walkaround" and it seems they ran 4 articles in 1965 Model railroader for walkaround throttles. Nothing before. From the number of articles I saw referencing walkaround throttles, it seems they became more commonplace in the mid 1970s.
I then searched Model Railroader magazine index for the keyword "walkaround" and it seems they ran 4 articles in 1965 Model railroader for walkaround throttles. Nothing before. From the number of articles I saw referencing walkaround throttles, it seems they became more commonplace in the mid 1970s.
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