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    Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track —Benn Coifman
   (...) I've seen some power pickups made out of a normal train wheel covered in metal tape. But I would assume there are metal model railroad wheels out there that could be forced on to a technic axle or something similar. A bit more drag, but if it (...) (14 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Converting an Emerald Night to run on 9 volt track —Peter Naulls
     (...) I have too much time to spend digging on deal sites: (URL) that's now expired. (...) That's interesting. The previous Amazon entry was actually Target's inventory (now on back order), but one this seems not to be. In the end I paid $85.87 (...) (14 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track —Ludo Soete
   (...) Hi all, Ive seen last weekend someone who showed me some brass train wheels. Verry nice done, fitting on the standard steel axle from the cars. I gave him some tips: isolate the wheels from the steel axle and use brass contacts on the (...) (14 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track —Mathew Clayson
   (...) Not Brass, but they worked. (URL) I later had some steel wheels done up by a local machinist. I've also used some LIONEL 0 gauge wheels. The profile is similar, just a bit wider. Mat (14 years ago, 8-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 

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