Does anyone know of a source for N scale electrical transmission towers? Walthers has these listed on its webpage: Miniatronics Corp. Brass Tower (Communications, Transmission or High Voltage Type) but in reality they look much more like radio towers than transmission towers. As always, thanks. Hal
I have Kato towers and like them. The first one was a little tricky, but with learning the rest were easier. What I like is the insulators can be mounted at angles to simulate changes in transmission line direction.
Doofus, Thanks for the link. I notice these are still on "Reserve." They are very impressive, and in line with other brass etchings in terms of price.
Yes, those are fantastic and of a type that is much more common around here than the Kato style towers. Plus I bet they look much better. Two or three would be all you would need anyway unless you have some specific reason for more. I will tell you that LESS is definitely MORE here...I've seen many layouts that were "excessively towered". Heck, I even had one when I was in HO!!! Live and learn.
Doug's right on. They are quite a distance apart--perhaps half a mile or more? That would mean a maximum of three on my longest 23-foot stretch.
Pete, I was thinking more along the lines of going across the "shelf" dimension...maybe two and then disappearing into the backdrop. I don't think they're half mile...maybe quarter mile. (1320ft...4 football fields or so?) EDIT: Found a reference online to a design for 145 foot towers space 1150 feet apart. Also... 230 kV Overhead Transmission Line • Voltage: 230 kV • Conductors: single-circuit, 954 kcmil ACSS each circuit with three phases; conductor diameter: 1.196 inches • Shield wire/fiber optic (“OPGW”) cable diameter: 0.695 inches (approximate),for communication and shielding • Structure types: self-supporting lattice towers and tubular steel poles • Structure heights: approximately 95 feet to 150 feet (exclusive of any EMF reduction measures that may be required) • Approximate distance between structures: 700 to 1,500 feet So maybe 3-4 foot spacing or so, with selective compression?
Doug, I'll buy 1,500 feet. I think some of the bigger towers have greater distances between them. It's been a long time since I've noticed.
WOW, they are gorgeous! Unfortunately, they represent towers for 750-1,000KV transcontinental lines. My po' li'l ole coal fired plant on the B&M Saucier & Southern Gulf Division can just barely pump out 350KV on alernate Wednesdays in good weather....:embarassed: :teeth:
As usual, all good advice. I think I'll drop the TexNrails.com folks a line regarding availability and will post their reply. Thanks. Hal
WOW, they are gorgeous! Unfortunately, they represent towers for 750-1,000KV transcontinental lines. My po' li'l ole coal fired plant on the B&M Saucier & Southern Gulf Division can just barely pump out 350KV on alernate Wednesdays in good weather....:embarassed: :teeth:[/QUOTE] Hytec, Congrats for passing the 1,000 post mark--very informative posts, too. Question, do the transcontinental lines go above 1,000 KV? It's been a long times since I was involved in power transmission, but could some of the monster towers carry lines above that?
Thanks Pete, I hadn't noticed the "1000" plateau whiz by.:embarassed: Regards EHV transmission; 750 KVAC appears to be the norm for the North American Grid. I found one reference to 1200 KVAC, but no supporting details. Though there appears to be a fair amount of research into HVDC transmission. One article mentioned a transmission test of 500 KVDC over 2400 KM. This is becoming interesting, especially active HVDC testing. I thought that concept had died years ago....stay tuned. :teeth:
I did check with the folks at Texnrails.com and received the following note back: Hal, Right now, we have in stock the #1000101( 60 scale feet) and the 2000101 (120 scale feet). The other items can be reserved and will be shipped upon arrival. We anticipate the other towers sometime in late summer. Thank you for your interest. Brad Herz Texnrails I think I'm going to pick up one of the 120' scale towers and see how it looks on the layout. Again, thanks for all of y'all's great advice. Hal
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3121 At 9" high, the towers would be 120' in N-scale. These are the style I want to use, but I'm not sure if the detail would be oversized. Has anyone used the Walthers HO towers and if so, are you happy with them? Thanks,
