Peckforton Light Railway - LGB Stainz battery conversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- LGB Stainz locos from a Starter Set converted to battery power and radio control using a trail-car and connection to the loco through the lighting socket. The loco is powered by ten NiMh batteries and controlled by an RC Trains / Deltang Rx65b receiver / controller. For more information see www.riksrailway...
Rewatching this and I am still in awe of the pulling power and delicate control available on my Stainz loco you were kind enough to convert...... it's stupendous. Brilliant adaptation.
It is impressive, isn't it? Far better than track power, even when I fitted a power buffer.
When I saw that the rear light socket can be used to power the motor,I quickly converted my sound Stainz to battery power in less than 30 minutes. Turnigy 5x transmitter & receiver,$40 and $10 brushed motor esc..in box car with 2 7.2v batteries in series. Runs well,track continuity no longer a worry. Thanks for the information ,regards,Geonorm
Glad it worked out for you. I've certainly no regrets about moving over from track power to battery r/c
I've tried this before, it works well on any analog LGB models, however anything with an MTS or DCC decoder is going to need the decoder removed and the port rewired to the rest of the circuit as the port's circuit is rectified on those.
Luckily, most Stainzes and most models from the early 2000s and earlier (read: most models that are actually cheap to acquire) are analog. Unfortunately, anything post Marklin buyout apart from starter set locos is going to be a huge pain in the ass since you basically would have to completely rewire the internals. Marklin started integrating decoders straight into the boards of basically everything, so you'd be better off wiring some sort of on-board RC-to-DCC control unit to the pickups on those if you have one. The Christmas Starter Set Stainzes (the ones without sound) also generally don't have a multifunction socket, although the internal connections for it still exist on the power switch board inside the "firebox" housing - they're kinda hard to get to, though, since the Stainz is a pain in the ass to work on.
Great battery conversion. Runs really well.
Excellent! Very impressive. I have just found your channel. Nice one :) W
Hi Rik. What a versatile conversion. That box car could be used with several different locos. I must finish my Thomas the Tank battery conversion ready for the better weather.
+John Mellor
Hi John. I'm not sure how many other LGB locos have lighting sockets - it would make transferring the trail car to other locos a lot easier.
+Ge Rik I have several (at the cheaper end of the scale) with no lighting socket. Some of them have the moulding but no socket fitted. It would be easy to fit a circular power plug/socket.
Very impressive. Subscribed
Nice that, gud setup
GE Rik, Do you have a video on converting your LGB Stainz Loco and what conversion products you used? I am currently using Airwire DCC on my other Locomotives. Thanks
Hi Dave. I've detailed this conversion and two later conversions of this loco on my blog - riksrailway.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-i-converted-lgb-stainz-loco-to.html
great video , where did you get the rolling grey stock ?
It's a mix of bashed and scratch built - see th-cam.com/video/NTQSyYyYWM8/w-d-xo.html
The transformer that's applying power to the track. Well on some models. Idk about this one.
Impressive models. What company made the rolling stock?
Hi Douglas. They are a mixed bunch - 12 are scratchbuilt on HLW chassis, 4 are kitbashed LGB, 3 are kitbashed HLW and 2 are GRS kits based on LGB donor wagons.
PS The Stainz is in the workshop for a third time. I've now bashed her into something less Germanic and more UK-looking - a freelance design. I'll put details of the bash on my blog when it's finished
Is the sound decoder in the box or in the train?
+Magical Portal
It's the soundcard which comes with the Stainz. It's built into the loco cab.
Rik
Ge Rik thanks
anche io ho convertito a batterie la Stainz... ma le batterie le ho messe al posto della zavorra in caldaia. 6 x AAA ricaricabili. il sound é quello originale.
+Massimo Ranieri
lavoro molto ordinato, Massimo. Stavo pensando di utilizzare
tre litio batterie agli ioni 18650
In caldaia ci stanno 6 AAA...con le litio hai sicuramente più durata....buon lavoro
+Ge Rik le prenderò in considerazione anche io...11,1v è meglio di 7,2v!!!!
+Massimo Ranieri
La maggior parte dei miei locomotive sono alimentati da circa 12 volt - tranne due molto piccoli motori diesel
mi dovrai anche spiegare come comandi gli scambi.......maxrani@libero.it te ne sarei grato!!!