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Did you find a fix?

How do I convert a loco to DCC?

The motor mounts did actually come from the factory in the older pre flywheel models

The factory used various colours of wiring to power the motor. It didn't matter which colour the wires were, the soldering orientation was based on what kind of truck the locomotive had and the position of the motor on the underframe, so only two possible combinations. This ensured that each locomotive would move in the same direction respecive to the same polarity applied. They did use single wires, which were just stripped at the place of soldering because it made it so much easier to solder a single piece of wire than to hold two separate ends and solder them together onto the same contact. So, it would require less time. Mehano motors truly were a hit or miss sometimes, but they were generally fit for their purpose and easy to maintain because of their design and easy access to commutator and brushes. If serviced regularly, they would last for decades. The Mehano models in my videos are over 30 years old and still run strong, most of them having that type of motor. Your 130 variant of motor may prove a bit too weak for powering and running that ALCO C--628 model with its massive lead weight, plus a consist. Check it regularly against overheating.

Athearn's - indestructable, nice loco

Wow....I love these old good ones from the past

Always good to see the old blue box stuff running. That loco should run forever. Thanks for sharing.

I like the slick new intro! Impulse purchases sometimes work out nicely... these certainly did.

Thanks I have DCC-EX and love being able to run my DCC loco via a phone. I knew that somehow it was possible to run DC with the same setup but thought it would be a pain to setup. With your video it simplified it big time and now I can run both. Thanks.

Looks like a F45...the FP45 was longer to accommodate a steam generator

Lookin' good Ean 🙂

That's cool. Looks great.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Unique motive power. Well done🚈🎨🖌

Good old Mantua is out of a PC🍁set, most likely. They're all tanks and will run 4ever. Life 1st,hobby after,no worries🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

Well that was a pleasant surprise. Not what you would normally expect. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice! Always nice to find an engine you are looking for. Thanks for sharing. One small complaint. Your music is much louder than the rest of the video. Just about jumped out of my chair. LOL

That is cool looking locomotive

I had the same issue with a Walthers Proto GP-7. I just remove the wire and switch it around to run this engine. Can't run it with any other loco, but it's a great running piece so I left it alone. Can something be done to make it run correctly??

You are correct about "having guardrails". I myself, when pay day comes around, always put 20 bucks aside in a private stash. That way i have a good amount ,as I limit myself to one or two shows a year total. I could go to the hobby shops nearby, that have a good "second hand selection", but I avoid that to go to shows with larger selections available in one shot, and come home happy,lol. I had to replace my doodle bugs geared axles. I couldn't find any stock ones, so i bit the bullet and bought the replacements available from Northwest Shortline. Admittedly, their replacements work great!.

Could the motor itself be backwards?

Maybe it had a GE D9-44CW shell on it before as an EMD SD40-2 chassis would be way to short along with the air tanks being on the right side of the fuel tank.

She a growler😅

Other than the PA caboose. Id of bought all that too. Sub'd 🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲

Trying to catch up to me Ean? LOL

I don't like F-Units

I'm driving from LA to Del Mar for a train show. I need to cool my jets!!!

Fascinating. I am local and have not heard of this...

I go out there as well every month! I'm planning to go there next month, BTW, Were you out there on September 8?

I also have Dundas Valley Hobbies, 15 minutes away, and Paris Junction hobbies, 30 minutes away. Don't mean to boast, just very happy with my choices.

I have to agree with you highly on the vast majority of this videos subjects. It's not easy to find any particular locations of shops these days. Train shows have been (in my experience) the best overall ways to get train stuff. especially when it comes to a great deal or more. I've been able to get diesels or steam engines that are maybe 125 retail between 20 and 50 bucks. Freight cars, I've been able to buy a whole flat of box and flat cars mixed for around 15 bucks (a flat consisting of maybe between 20 and 30 individual freight cars, during the last 5 minutes of a train show,lol. As to any shops... I do know of a handful I can recommend ,here in northeast Indiana if anyone passes through.

Thank you for this subject vidro 😊

Hi Ean, great video, regret you didnt ask me, living in Sudbury Ontario, my closest stores would be in Ottawa ( hobbyland - incl. Consignment ) on Montreal road, Larkspur in Merrickville ON or Toronto area, meaning minimal a 3 hr drive each way !. I attend trainshow in Barrie Ontario, every February, as vendor, to sell my " leftovers" from my estate and lot purchases to establish , next to my euro-stuff, Canadian and North American roads. Barrie is 2 hrs away, tables cost money, and because it's a 2 day event, hotelcost too. Therefore i use FB- marketplace the most. Quit paypal because of highway robbery concerning transaction cost and exchange cost with american $ - customers. I am NOT allowed by paypal to mention those cost to buyer ! Causing a loss what's not worth the potential sale anymore.

Mastic Long Island? What about Train land on Sunrise hi-way? Not close but used to be a good shop.

When you remove one motor brush clip, the motor wont spin very well because there is just the one clip holding the motor together, therefore the motor is slightly not sitting together properly. If you were to squeeze together where the other clip goes,the motor will spin properly. As soon as you pop the other clip on, the motor will spin correctly.

That Athearn H24-66 would be replaced by the Athearn SD-9

Nice rebuild. Always good to see the older stuff running good. Thanks for sharing.

I think I have 2 or 3 of those Manutua Pacific engines and I changed out the magnets and used neodymium (rare earth) in all of my Pittman (open frame) motors and it made a HUGE difference in performance and current draw. Now they will "creep" along the tracks. Cheers from eastern TN

I have had luck with filling holes with CA, then tapping after it dries for those stripped screw situations.

That's a 1973 or '74 model.

From the looks of that model I'd say it's a post 1973 model that was the year Athearn started using fly wheels two years later the gear towers would be redesigned with removable plastic side frames.

It is a nice looking loco.... I would never have the power on a motor for that long if it is not spinning, you will cause damage to the windings.... I would have removed the motor from the chassis and cleaned it then put power to each brush to see if it was spinning.. then replaced it onto the chassis once it was working correctly.. then oil and grease all of the wheels and moving parts.. RE a 123 block why?.. if that is to hold the loco while you work on it why not just cut the centre out of a car wash sponge... or some other foam block etc.. Great to see it back on the tracks running once again.

I was just watching the Chessie repair and was wondering if that was you I sold those cars to. I’m happy you like them!

That came out great. I had one like that I had to get rid of years ago, as it had connecting rod issues that I didn’t have the patience to fix. I noticed on that consist that you have a lot of flat cars like ones I sold in Edison last month. Did you get them there?

Great to see her running!. The Chessie has always been a favorite!.

I actually recognize that loco from a vendor I know, which I thought was funny. I recently had two Blue Box locos that were DOA on purchase and both merely had the flywheels pushed in too far. Interesting to see gears installed incorrectly, as that’s pretty rare. Looks like a previous partial repair gone wrong. Nice job on the slow speed action you gout out of that beauty.

Beautiful