Installing Ball Bearing Wheels

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Want better electrical pickup on your cars? Want to haul more cars with your locos? Jonathan takes the time to show us how to switch out any wheels for PIKO's Ball Bearing wheels.
PIKO G Scale Ball Bearing wheels allow the consumer an great way to get electrical pickup for any power need. The 100% ball bearing wheel allows the wheel to roll freely in any either direction while providing consistent power from your track. (Because these are so free rolling, you can also use these to reduce drag on your long freight train.)
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3 окт 2024

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@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 6 лет назад

I love G scale trains too. Nice video. Take care now.

@1train2garden 5 лет назад

Good informative video, no fuss and achieves it's objective. I cant believe that Babs Courtney commented three years ago. This is the first time I have heard of the replacement screws used as pick ups on the ball bearing wheels. Of course I am in the UK so I don't know about availability?

@gardendepot1 9 лет назад

Like this!

@skuula 4 года назад

Are you running electric current through the bearings? That's no good.. It is known to destroy bearings. In the machine industry, they even add contact wipers to conduct away static charges from moving parts, to avoid them discharging through bearings. Bit I might have misunderstood?

@PIKOAmerica 4 года назад

In high-voltage, high-current industrial applications, that would be a big concern. But ball-bearing wheels have been used for the lower-power needs of G-Scale trains for a couple decades. We have been selling the PIKO ball-bearing wheels for many years and have never had even one single set of wheels come back! Our customers don't typically hesitate to let us know of any issues, so it seems like we would have heard from someone. These wheels work great and they keep working.

@skuula 4 года назад

@@PIKOAmerica Ok thanks for the response.. what I heard was that even the static charge from the parts moving alone is a concern .. but OK you have no problems with it. Wish there were more trains with ball bearing!

@trainsbangsandautomobiles824 4 года назад

Wait so... power is being transferred through the bearings? I thought that was a no-no for bearing life..

@PIKOAmerica 4 года назад

That is a concern where high voltage and current are involved. But for G-Scale purposes, it seems to be no problem. We've been selling large quantities of our wheels for many years. We know our customers don't hesitate to let us know of any issues with any product. And we still haven't had even one report of a problem.

@perrohilo542 3 года назад

I installed one 30mm wheel set on my 2-axle tender to have electrical pick up for the sound system in the tender and there are some visible sparks coming from those wheels as it runs with power being fed to the track. This can't be normal? I did solder the slide on contacts in for a sturdier fit.

@danpikoamerica7314 3 года назад

@Perro Hilo, We had not heard of this happening... it could be that this is because only one wheelset was used? Using two wheelsets should reduce this. If you are in North America, you can always contact us at support@piko-america.com for assistance.

@yjprakash6597 4 года назад

How much Sir

@PIKOAmerica 4 года назад

You can find the price at hundreds of PIKO retailers across the North American market. To see where these shops are, look here... www.piko-america.com/apps/store-locator To see our site listing, check here... www.piko-america.com/products/36167-ball-bearing-wheelset-with-pickups-30mm