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Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:31:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ludo Soete wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Peter Abrahamson wrote:
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Now this is my first stab at this conversion with the trains. I am sure that
many of the hardcore LEGO train builders have done something like this or
handled it far more elegantly than I did. I do plan on trying to make a
single boggy with steel wheels and electrical pick-ups, but this will
require a bit of machining of the single axle train wheel assembly.
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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 is only one axle, so what. Still need brushes for
pickup.
Keep us posted about any progress in that direction.
Benn
PS, Peter N., where did you get that discount code for target?
PPS, The EN is still available and on sale for 88.62 at amazon with free
shipping.
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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 innerside of the wheel to pickup the power, simular as what you find in
the 9V motor. The pore pickup wheels on one track side, the better contact you
have and prevent flickering in lights. It was a proto but promessing. I hope
to see it grown into a practical usefull pickup wheel for general use, as
pickup for recharging the PF battery, passenger car light, ...
Regards,
Ludo
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Not Brass, but they worked.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=936293
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
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