Mr. D.T. wrote:I like it both ways, but the coaster doesn't seem as thrilling when I ride it backwards. What if they had one train face forward and one backward on both tracks, or each side took turns facing forward and backward? Just an opinion.
Can't do that.....to put the train on backwards they have to switch the brakes around. Since they have every brake line on the track facing the one direction, you couldn't put opposite facing trains on that track.....
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Mr. D.T. wrote:I like it both ways, but the coaster doesn't seem as thrilling when I ride it backwards. What if they had one train face forward and one backward on both tracks, or each side took turns facing forward and backward? Just an opinion.
Can't do that.....to put the train on backwards they have to switch the brakes around. Since they have every brake line on the track facing the one direction, you couldn't put opposite facing trains on that track.....
Are you saying that the brakes/brake fins aren't perfectly centered on the track/cars, so they would have to move either the brakes or the fins to the opposite side of the track/cars in order for them to line up? (i.e. the brakes and fins are slightly to the right, so they move the fin slightly to the left, so that after the train is turned around, the fin is slightly to the right in the direction of travel again)
Yes, that is what she is saying, because the brake fins cannot be on the direct center of the car because of the fact that the chain catcher mechanism goes there.
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mschulz5 wrote:Yes, that is what she is saying, because the brake fins cannot be on the direct center of the car because of the fact that the chain catcher mechanism goes there.
BACKWARDS ALL THE WAY! it was my first time on AE and it was backwards, i went on forewards but didnt thrill me at all i love the feeling of going backwards and ur stomach still at the top of the hill. i will agree that the second half of the helix does get a tad rough but i like it still
mschulz5 wrote:Yes, that is what she is saying, because the brake fins cannot be on the direct center of the car because of the fact that the chain catcher mechanism goes there.
Ah, I see. I never even thought of that.
Actually, now that I think about this, it wouldn't matter if you are able to switch the brake fins around, since you could just switch the fins on the backward train, but the leave the forward train alone. Where it would matter is if the brake assmeblies are switched instead of the fins. My guess is that the fins are switched around since they are just a piece of metal, but the brake assemblies may actually be what switches around.
Mr. D.T. wrote:I like it both ways, but the coaster doesn't seem as thrilling when I ride it backwards. What if they had one train face forward and one backward on both tracks, or each side took turns facing forward and backward? Just an opinion.
Can't do that.....to put the train on backwards they have to switch the brakes around. Since they have every brake line on the track facing the one direction, you couldn't put opposite facing trains on that track.....
Are you saying that the brakes/brake fins aren't perfectly centered on the track/cars, so they would have to move either the brakes or the fins to the opposite side of the track/cars in order for them to line up? (i.e. the brakes and fins are slightly to the right, so they move the fin slightly to the left, so that after the train is turned around, the fin is slightly to the right in the direction of travel again)
here is a crude picture of what I am trying to say. I am not an artist and I had a 1 yr old on my lap..........
The brake fin on the train is just a straight piece of metal that feeds into the brake assembly on the track. Where the brake fin feeds into the brake on the track there is an angled opening, the brakes are then sqeezed onto the fin, causing the train to slow. Since the brakes on the train can only feed into the brakes on the track in one direction, it is impossible for trains going in opposite directions to be on the same track.
Does that clarify it a little?
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