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Bart1701

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MicroTrains 33" High Profile Wheels
« on: November 13, 2024, 01:39:25 PM »
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I need to find 4 of these wheelsets to replace the low profile wheels on a camera car. The low profile wheels encounter bumps when they run over and drop down into my Code 80 Peco turnouts. I think that the high profile wheels might eliminate or minimize this issue. MicroTrains packages have 100 wheel sets - way more than I need!

Is there anyone who could help me out?

Thanks,
Bart



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Re: MicroTrains 33" High Profile Wheels
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2024, 02:40:57 PM »
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I have several thousand...
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Re: MicroTrains 33" High Profile Wheels
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2024, 03:31:23 PM »
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What's the story on that camera car? I want one!

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Re: MicroTrains 33" High Profile Wheels
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2024, 04:40:41 PM »
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What's the story on that camera car? I want one!

Info on the camera car - I saw it on this YouTube video and decided I needed one too. In the description of the video, the author provides a link for the file needed to print the camera car. The camera and wrist controller are very easy to use. I was shooting videos a couple of minutes after unboxing the camera.

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I bought my share of mini cameras in the past and was always disappointed. Some never worked, some made all my trees show up as blue, and the instructions were often poorly translated from Chinese.

The accuracy of the color reproduction was the biggest selling point for me. 

Like most cameras, anything that's within 2 inches of the camera will be a bit out of focus, but that is something you just learn to accept.

The camera car works well, but by Microtrains wheels are dropping into my Peco Code 80 turnouts and causing the video to shake at that point. I am hoping some high profile wheels may help with that. I took some old metal pizza cutter wheels and put them in the truck frame, but they do not roll very well. I am hoping the plastic high profile wheels from Microtrains will help. If not, I have some other flat cars that I will try to see how they work.

When I get the wheel issue resolved, I'll post a video to show how it works.

Bart