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minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoConical wheels don’t work if the wheels can move independently. There’s nothing to stop the car from rotating and falling between the tracks.
minus-squareHolla@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoYou’re partially right: independently moving wheels don’t have the self-steering effect that a solid axle would have. But: the wheels in this picture do have a flange on their inner sides that will prevent the car from derailing
minus-squareAnother Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoDerailing at low speeds. At higher speeds, things can oscillate.
minus-squareautriyo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoWhat’s higher speeds in this context? Maybe whoever designed this is fine with a max speed of <50 km/h? Or whatever the limit is…
minus-squareAnother Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoit’s a similar concept to how an incorrectly balanced trailer will shake at high tow speeds
Conical wheels don’t work if the wheels can move independently. There’s nothing to stop the car from rotating and falling between the tracks.
You’re partially right: independently moving wheels don’t have the self-steering effect that a solid axle would have. But: the wheels in this picture do have a flange on their inner sides that will prevent the car from derailing
Derailing at low speeds. At higher speeds, things can oscillate.
What’s higher speeds in this context?
Maybe whoever designed this is fine with a max speed of <50 km/h? Or whatever the limit is…
it’s a similar concept to how an incorrectly balanced trailer will shake at high tow speeds