Description: This item is our HO Scale Brass Steam Locomotive Replacement Insulation Kit for Driving Wheels. It is brand new, unopened, unused in original packaging. This is intended for the craftsman who needs to put new insulation into one or more drivers on a brass model steam locomotive. There are two (2) sheets included each measuring 3 inches x 5 inches in size and .010 inches thick. This is the same material that we use professionally to re-insulate shorted brass steam locomotive drivers. There is enough material included in each kit to do between 10 and 15 models. In case you're not aware of it, brass steam locomotive models have on the fireman's side of the engine, a thin strip of dielectric paper mounted in between the tire (the part of the driving wheel with the flange) and the driver center (the brass or cast metal portion of the driver that is pressed onto the axle). When drivers are shorted the model won't run. While any brass steam locomotive model could have a shorted driver because of failed insulation, in particular, many of the brass models made by Dong Jin, KOBRA, and ROK-AM used an inappropriately thin white plastic insulation instead of the proper electrical paper. To make matters worse, the plastic is not chemically resistant. When those kind of drivers are exposed to chemical cleaning (as when prepping a model for paint) any exposure to paint solvents will melt the plastic insulation, and can actually cause the tires to fall off of the drivers. Any shorted driver must have the insulation replaced to make the model operational again. In practice, if the tire hasn't already fallen off the driver center, then the user will need to remove the tire from the driver center; then measure the existing insulation; then cut the driver insulating paper into thin strips that fit the wheel you're repairing; then place the new strip in between the driver tire and driver center; then press the parts back together again making certain the tire is properly gauged after reassembly. It is one of the trickier things to repair on a brass steam locomotive model but it's impossible to accomplish without this insulating paper. This is the same insulation pack that we sell at the model train shows we attend and due to popular demand at the shows we've made it available for sale on eBay too. We sell and ship only to locations within the U.S.A. Shipping is $7.95 PER ORDER so if you buy multiple packages of our insulating paper then the COMBINED SHIPPING portion of your order stays at $7.95 max. Add the items to your cart, then check out. If you buy and pay for items one at a time, eBay will charge $7.95 on each item, and we have no control over this. Again, if you want more than one item, then add the items to your cart, then check out to get everything shipped to you for one combined $7.95 fee. Our handling time is listed as 5 days but 99% of the THOUSANDS of packages we have shipped have been shipped either the same day payment is made or the next business day. We list the handling time as 5 days just in case we're away from the office for a few days. Please expect a very high level of service and accountability from Jeff Lemke Trains, Inc. Please pay within 7 days of winning the auction. Anyone not paying on time will be immediately BLOCKED from all of our future eBay auctions, as will anyone leaving us negative feedback. Our full time professional business is 100% brass model trains. Please buy with confidence. Not sure? Do a quick search on the web and you'll find our business there in less than 2 seconds. We are: Jeff Lemke Trains, Inc. If you have ANY questions please ask well before the auction ends. We will leave you POSITIVE feedback on shipment of your item(s) and would appreciate it if you would leave us POSITIVE feedback when they are delivered. We have left positive feedback for more than 11,000 transactions on eBay. Thank you for your interest in our Brass Model Train Professional Services. Cheers! Jeff Lemke Trains, Inc. (a.k.a. coolstuff201 on eBay)
Price: 15 USD
Location: Bloomingdale, Illinois
End Time: 2024-08-06T13:04:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Power Type: DC
Type: Steam Locomotive
Color: Clear
Scale: 1:87
Year Manufactured: 2024
Age Level: 17 Years & Up
Time Period Manufactured: 2020-Now
Gauge: HO
Vintage: No
California Prop 65 Warning: WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
