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 Posted - January 07 2007 : 8:56:37 PM
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I was looking at the inside of some of Tyco's dual-lighted streamliners from the 1960's, and I can't tell how the trucks pick up electricity from the track and send it to the lightbulbs. In Tyco's later streamliners, there is a metal band that contacts the axles, but on my 1960's cars there aren't. Is there something hidden inside the sides of the trucks??
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Posted - January 09 2007 : 01:21:30 AM
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The older cars that I have, have metal trucks that carry the current from the axles to the wires leading to the bulbs.
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Posted - January 09 2007 : 02:13:47 AM
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Hi cheez. Mantua / Tyco Aluminum Passenger cars have metal trucks with 1 Metal & 1 Plastic wheel per axle. Picture shows how the wring is attached.
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Posted - January 09 2007 : 7:16:13 PM
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Vintage HO: The pic u posted isn't the same as the cars I have. Is that one of the Mantua moulds??
Ray: Yes, now that I look at them they are metal. The reason I asked is because some of the lightbulbs are burnt out and I don't know where to get bulbs the same size/shape. I can't remember off hand but there is only one wire running to each the fixtures for the bulbs right? If I can't find bulbs the same size how would I re-wire these to hold newer bulbs that come with two wires?
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Posted - January 10 2007 : 04:32:44 AM
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Under the Tyco car section # 521 coach on the HO Seeker site.
http://www.hoseeker.net/tycomiscellaneous.html
A wire from one truck goes to Ground and the wire from the other truck goes to the bulb. You can use a 2 wire bulb by connecting one of the wires to one truck and the other to ground (the metal floor) or directly to the truck that was grounded.
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