Nice setup and explanations. I have a tender with mine so the weight of the battery won't matter in my case, like you I would not have thought of that until I saw those wheels up in the air :) thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you liked the video. Using a tender would change things. I was kind of surprised when I noticed that the engine wouldn't sit right after putting in the first battery, though it is pretty heavy. In one of my other models I actually took the battery pack apart and placed the individual cells in different places, but that was difficult and I ended up blowing out the battery circuit board in the process. I don't see replacements for those available anymore so I didn't want to do that in this one. The weight could possibly be more evenly distributed that way, though. Thanks for watching!
Yes, I don't think the capacitors do much when the decoder is running on battery power, though they don't really hurt either. The LokSound 5L comes with them wired onto the board. I don't think they offer a version of that decoder without them. The XL has them too. I have a couple of those installed in other large scale models with batteries, and they work great. Thanks for watching!
This engine has a battery, and my track has no wiring at all. I've heard of people using RC components, but I prefer a control system specifically made for trains. Besides motor control, a DCC decoder offers all kinds of lighting effects, sounds, and consisting in case I want to run the engine double headed with another. The way this is set up, it can run off the battery, or it could be run with track power on a normal DCC layout. Thanks for watching!
Pretty cool. Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Dan and Nichole, thank you for the presentation. Happy Thanksgiving! Love the original music.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! We're glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Nice setup and explanations. I have a tender with mine so the weight of the battery won't matter in my case, like you I would not have thought of that until I saw those wheels up in the air :) thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you liked the video. Using a tender would change things. I was kind of surprised when I noticed that the engine wouldn't sit right after putting in the first battery, though it is pretty heavy. In one of my other models I actually took the battery pack apart and placed the individual cells in different places, but that was difficult and I ended up blowing out the battery circuit board in the process. I don't see replacements for those available anymore so I didn't want to do that in this one. The weight could possibly be more evenly distributed that way, though. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! Great job!!!!!
Thanks so much! I appreciate it a lot!
Quick tip. WD40 will take that rtv off your fingers if you get it before it dries.
Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind for next time. This time it peeled off on its own after a day or two. Thanks for watching!
The Powerpacks do seem redundant when using battery power IMO
Yes, I don't think the capacitors do much when the decoder is running on battery power, though they don't really hurt either. The LokSound 5L comes with them wired onto the board. I don't think they offer a version of that decoder without them. The XL has them too. I have a couple of those installed in other large scale models with batteries, and they work great. Thanks for watching!
Again RC batteries seem much better than DCC and you can have loop arounds without special wiring.
This engine has a battery, and my track has no wiring at all. I've heard of people using RC components, but I prefer a control system specifically made for trains. Besides motor control, a DCC decoder offers all kinds of lighting effects, sounds, and consisting in case I want to run the engine double headed with another. The way this is set up, it can run off the battery, or it could be run with track power on a normal DCC layout. Thanks for watching!