05-07-2017, 03:56 PM
Just watched a video of a cable tram claiming a "grade of 106%"!
Can anyone one explain what this means in real terms? :?
Can anyone one explain what this means in real terms? :?
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05-07-2017, 03:56 PM
Just watched a video of a cable tram claiming a "grade of 106%"!
Can anyone one explain what this means in real terms? :?
05-07-2017, 06:27 PM
It is shown in this chart MM
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05-07-2017, 07:43 PM
It means that in a horizontal run of 100 units, the track rises 106 units.
or, if you put down a 8 foot stud, you'd need a 102" stud straight up at the end of it. a 100% grade is a 45 degree angle.
David
Moderato ma non troppo Perth & Exeter Railway Company Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task. Most modellers can get two of them to work.
05-08-2017, 04:16 PM
OK, makes sense now. Thanks!
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