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On engine video camera?

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On engine video camera?
Posted by Boyd on Saturday, December 25, 2004 2:22 AM
Anyone install one of those little video cameras in an engine to broadcast live action from the track?

Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.

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Posted by eZAK on Saturday, December 25, 2004 9:55 AM
Yes I have!

I put a X-10 camera in a dual motored Williams PH-40.

I basically kit bashed it by removing the plastic shells for the camera and transmitter.
The camera is then small enough to put in a cab window or the nose with out too much modification. The transmitter board and its antenna then sits between the motors and runs off of track power.
A receiver then connects to a TV.

I did this several years and have since lost the pics. I am now repainting the engine after which I'll reinstall the cam.

It is alot of fun to watch and run (w/TMCC) your trains on TV.

If you want more info just email me.

There is also a article in the latest OGR that converts a K-line camera car into a engine.
Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Home Brew!</font id="size2"> Pat Zak</font id="size3">
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Posted by daan on Sunday, December 26, 2004 7:02 AM
Roco and Fleischmann, european h0 manufacturers, have preinstalled black/white camera's in some dummy's to film your layout. They run on conventional dc and use a tmcc-like signal through the tracks to signal the images back..
But it's very expensive, and not in 0 gauge..
Daan. I'm Dutch, but only by country...

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