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Atlas B30-7's
« on: October 29, 2024, 10:48:40 PM »
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I received 2 of the B30-7's from Atlas' latest release and they both run very smoothly. Only issue I have with them is that one of the units has a pretty noticible wobble as it travels down the track, Haven't spent any time messing with it but I'm assuming it just needs a axle replaced.

Has anyone else received any recent Atlas relases with a noticable wobble?
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Re: Atlas B30-7's
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2024, 06:48:50 PM »
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Not recent, but when I received my Atlas GP39-2 it had the wobble.  I emailed Atlas customer service and they sent me another geared wheel set. Fixed the wobble.

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Re: Atlas B30-7's
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2024, 07:26:03 PM »
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I did manage to track down the faulty axle and replaced it with a spare. Thing is running true now!


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Re: Atlas B30-7's
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2024, 10:04:56 AM »
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I did manage to track down the faulty axle and replaced it with a spare. Thing is running true now!

Excellent!  On the wobbly wheelset could you tell what is causing the wobble?  Maybe the plastic axle tube is distorted, or a wheel not pressed onto the metal half-axle correctly? Or maybe the half-axle being bent?
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Re: Atlas B30-7's
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2024, 09:38:53 PM »
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Honestly I didn't pay much attention to it as it sailed into the trash can. At some point I'll be replacing them all with the Kato wheel sets. I just wanted it to run smoothly until then.


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