AUTO AIR BRAKES

After watching several runaway car accidents in the 1/8th scale hobby. I decided to design a functioning air brake system for my cars that emulated the Westinghouse automatic air brakes. The result of my designs are presented here by request of many live steamers that surf the net.
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Theory of operation

Bill of Materials

Air system diagram

Air system diagram HP HPGL format
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO AN "A" SIZE HP PLOTTER
Air system diagram HP HPGL format
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO AN "D" SIZE HP PLOTTER

Mechanical system diagram

Mechanical system diagram HP HPGL format
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO AN "A" SIZE HP PLOTTER
Mechanical system diagram HP HPGL format
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO AN "D" SIZE HP PLOTTER

Brake stand drawing (Stay Tuned)
I have the brakestand done and I am happy with its performance I just need to find the time to do the drawing and the conversion instructions.

Last Update
March 22 2001