For all HO Tracks with Analog or DCC control
The H0-vacuum cleaner car will effectively remove:
- dust and dirt particles off the track left behind from circulating air or landscape construction
You will achieve:
- reliable layout operation
- improved conductivity from the rails
- trouble free running
The mobile and fully functional LUX vacuum cleaner car for all H0 track and control systems was developed to remove loose dust and dirt particles over the complete track layout. Experience shows that these small deposits left behind after landscape construction or simple dust accumulation from circulating air (especially with forced air heating systems) are the main reason for intermittent operation or worse, brake down of precision parts (gear box, stanchions, bearings, electric pick-ups etc.). Even the smallest spots on the rail head can lead to power interruptions and can cause significant operational disruptions.
The innovative and reliable cleaning system of the LUX vacuum cleaner car is built into a boxcar. This enables the car to reach areas on the layout that are especially difficult to get to otherwise, such as tunnels, hidden stations and track equipped with overhead wire (catenary), thereby assuring proper cleaning. This results in longer operating times of all model railroad vehicles between regular maintenance.
Even though the vacuum cleaner car is powered directly from the rails, it is not designed to drive itself. It must be towed or pushed by any suitable locomotive.
The boxcar is equipped with close-coupling mechanism and NEM coupler shafts, which also accepts the popular Kaddee couplers. Power pick-up is on all axles and it comes with a very robust coreless motor(made in Germany by Faulhaber), built for long life.
The innovative control electronics (SSF-09) react to vehicle movements (start-stop automation).The motor of the vacuum cleaner car starts up automatically as soon as the car starts moving (pulled or pushed by an engine), provided the track is powered up. The motor stops again when the car comes to a full stop (i.e. at a "red” signal). It can be operated on analog or digital controlled layouts.
A brush to help remove dirt is fixed to the frame of the boxcar and can be replaced if needed. The mounting has been carefully selected to ensure optimal effectiveness of the brush at the top of the sleepers. It removes minute dirt particles from the sleepers and rails, which in turn will be vacuumed off by the vacuum nozzle that follows.The dirt is collected in a specially designed compartment that allows the air to exit through a micro filter at the top.
