10-22-2012, 11:57 AM
Your shell looks great!!
I did remove the PCB and replaced it with a small universal PCB to solder the wires from the trucks and the decoder wires in place. The universal PCB is glued on the motor with sticks tape.
![[Image: file-11.jpg?t=1350928271]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-1/file-11.jpg?t=1350928271)
The weight is glued with sticky tape under the long hood of the shell. More weight is permanent glued into the shell after they are painted and the cab and hood of the shell are glued together to minimize vibrations.
![[Image: file-12.jpg?t=1350932810]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-1/file-12.jpg?t=1350932810)
The lamps will be done later when I did select the eight drives to be used.
I intend to glue one LED with a resistor at the cab side into the shell. More is not required because they will always run hood to hood and the hood lamp will be dark all time.
I did one drive half an hour ago (MET second row). Complete disassemble, oil all axis, assemble the trucks very carefully. They should run free on the table. It became more quiet but I am not satisfied at all. There is a lot of grease on the trucks and on the worm gear but the axis in the trucks and of the worm gear are dry. The trucks are very soft. They must be assembled with great care to keep the gear aligned.
![[Image: file-13.jpg?t=1350932813]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-1/file-13.jpg?t=1350932813)
an hour later
Waiting until spring reads awfully.... I did start the three shell now
![[Image: file-14.jpg?t=1350936118]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-1/file-14.jpg?t=1350936118)
I did remove the PCB and replaced it with a small universal PCB to solder the wires from the trucks and the decoder wires in place. The universal PCB is glued on the motor with sticks tape.
The weight is glued with sticky tape under the long hood of the shell. More weight is permanent glued into the shell after they are painted and the cab and hood of the shell are glued together to minimize vibrations.
The lamps will be done later when I did select the eight drives to be used.
I intend to glue one LED with a resistor at the cab side into the shell. More is not required because they will always run hood to hood and the hood lamp will be dark all time.
I did one drive half an hour ago (MET second row). Complete disassemble, oil all axis, assemble the trucks very carefully. They should run free on the table. It became more quiet but I am not satisfied at all. There is a lot of grease on the trucks and on the worm gear but the axis in the trucks and of the worm gear are dry. The trucks are very soft. They must be assembled with great care to keep the gear aligned.
an hour later
Waiting until spring reads awfully.... I did start the three shell now
Reinhard