MAXI and Standard Gauge1

Basic information for Gauge1 beginner.

There are two major line ups in märklin Gauge1 products.

Here is the technical comparison of MAXI and Standard Gauge1.

most of hübner rolling stocks are technically equal to märklin Standard Gauge1.

Locomotives

	MAXI	Standard
Body	Sheet steel metal	Plastic or Cast zinc metal
Frame	Sheet steel or brass metal	Cast Zinc metal
Motor	3 pole DC can style motor	5 pole DC can style motor
Gear	1 worm gear + 1 worm wheel	1 worm gear + some gears (highly gear downed.)
Pickup shoe	Two ski type pickup shoe + wheel pickup shoe	Wheel pickup shoe
Electric system	DC / AC / DELTA / DIGITAL(motorola)	DC / AC / DELTA / DIGITAL(motorola)
Digital system	DELTA	DIGITAL
Smallest curve	600mm	1020mm(some small locos can be used in more smaller radius curve)

 

Wagons

	MAXI	Standard
Body	Sheet steel metal	Plastic
Frame	Sheet steel	Plastic
Smallest curve	600mm	1020mm(some small wagons can be used in more smaller radius curve)

 

 

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