ALCO from ALCO or another 0-8-0

[Schraddel]

Now the tender:


At first a picture with removed shell. I have mounted there an NMRA 8-pin socket. On the very front, in the photo left side, is the 12-pin socket which receives all the wires leading from the loco. All wires are black as this device was pre-fab. The colored wires are according to the NMRA Standards for DCC wiring.
To have the possibility to remove the tender shell complete, i have mounted this 2-pin socket on the floor. The wires are leading to the warm white LED in the back up light and because it is an LED there is the 1.2 Kohm resitor. The black tape is a safety device for insulation.


The underside of the tender as was.


By comparing the underbody with other USRA 8000 gal tenders i found details not quite right mounted. So i soldered it out.


At first in made a working 3-point suspension. Original there were relative wide thick 1.0 mm washers between bolster and truck frame.
On the front truck the washer was replaced by an as small as possible ring bend out of 1.0 mm brass wire. This truck can now rotating and pivoting on all three axes.
For the rear truck i soldered 2 short 1.0 mm brass rods as shown. This truck now can rotate and pivoting on the pitch axe.

Lutz