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Engine Cams - how well do they work?
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I'm in the process of putting one together right now with a $40 wireles camera I got last week. It's set in the front of an Athearn F7A with the battery in a B unit and the antenna alongside the super power weight. The range is good, but it needs voltage regulation at the camera and noise filtering in the power leads. I think the growler motor is causing some noise problems as well. It's slated to get a can and a bigger flywheel in the near future. <br /> <br />Pictures at: http://dpaton.net/hobbies/trains/traincam.shtml <br /> <br />Lighting is critical with something like this. There will be some superbrite LEDs installed in the future to help even out the lighting issues, probably about the same time I make the unit DCC compatible and add the outboard power supply to run it off of a function output. I'm also looking into a more reliable transmitter/receiver pair and a better CCD element to bump the resolution and Dmax. I'm still waiting for an HD element to be available in something small anough to pack into the front of an HO shell. <br /> <br />For now, I just tape a mini Maglite to the top and run it around the oval. After all, this is about having fun [:D] <br /> <br />-dave
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