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Vernon Adams		#1 Posted : 01 November 2024 15:23:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/09/2024(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: Western Cape South Africa		I have received a Lima wagon which has metal wheels. My question is, are these wheels going to short circuit on my Marklin C track Thanks in advance Vernon

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marklinist5999		#2 Posted : 01 November 2024 16:02:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,866 Location: Michigan, Troy		No they won't because one wheel is insulated. However, if you have any 3 rail contact tracks, they won't complete the circuit. Unless someone else has changed the wheel sets to uninsulated, that is. You can tell by a small disc on one inner axle/wheel.

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TrainIride		#3 Posted : 01 November 2024 16:05:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 2,059 Location: FRANCE		Hi Vernon, No problem with metal wheels, since all Märklin wagons have had metal wheels for a very long time. Do you already have a few Märklin wagons ? You will see they're all metal wheels. Märklin C track is a three-rails AC system with both rails at the same electrical potential. So Märklin wagons have non-insulated wheels. In principle, Lima wagons have the wheels isolated from each other to be able to run on two-rails DC systems. So no short circuit problem when running a two-rails DC wagon on a Märklin three-rails AC track. One small difference between Märklin wagons and other two-rails DC brands is the wheel spacing on an axle. 13.8mm for Märklin 14.3mm for two-rails DC wagons. This can cause derailments sometime when passing over the switches. I hope I answered your question. Best Regards Joël
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Vernon Adams		#4 Posted : 01 November 2024 16:16:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/09/2024(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: Western Cape South Africa		You certainly have Joël. I certainly appreciate you quick reply. Thank you so much V

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marklinist5999		#5 Posted : 01 November 2024 16:24:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,866 Location: Michigan, Troy		True, also with some Roco cars, but even some Marklin cars derail in C turnouts.


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