Speed calibration of ICE 3 (37783)

09/13/2003 Speed calibration of ICE 3 (37783)

Product Review

Manufacturer:

Märklin

Item:

37783

Description:

ICE 3

Rating:

*****

Note that my reviews do not do price comparisons, I leave those judgements to the reader. Photographs may show the item combined with other products and simply reflect how I chose to use the product. The rating is made in the context of my personal requirements and desires.

Today my 37783 set arrived and I thought I would report on its speeds.

The max speed setting in the motorized car was factory set to the maximum speed.

My software calibration measured the following scale speeds

speed step   forwards backwards
1              19km/h     18km/h
5+            138km/h    158km/h
10             318km/h    208km/h
14             319km/h

I decided that it was way too fast for my layout and decided to reduce the speed by reducing the max speed pot by a 180° turn. (My longest straight track that is visible is only 2,5m long)

This shows the calibrated speeds of my ICE 3 train after reducing the max speed setting with a 180° turn of the speed pot.
It seems that the intermediate speed steps are not all that significant - and are often the same as the non intermediate speed.
All speeds measured with acceleration off.

As you can see the speeds increase pretty much linearly with the speed step.

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Manufacturer:		Märklin
Item:		37783
Description:		ICE 3
Rating:		*****