07-02-2013, 06:02 AM
The first step is not very exiting.
Clean and lube the drive, replace broken parts (3 axis, 1 brace and 1 gear wheel), add 4 wire pickup to the trucks and add a Zimo MX630R DCC decoder with a small PCB (it is mounted with double side sticky tape on the motor) to connect all wires (there are two small plugs at each end to connect the lights later). The huge and heavy Proto2000 weight will not be used anymore. A lighter engine runs quieter and still pulls more cars than necessary on my small layout. Truck sides and tank got black painted from the rattle can.
That is a solid base to fiddle with the shell.
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Clean and lube the drive, replace broken parts (3 axis, 1 brace and 1 gear wheel), add 4 wire pickup to the trucks and add a Zimo MX630R DCC decoder with a small PCB (it is mounted with double side sticky tape on the motor) to connect all wires (there are two small plugs at each end to connect the lights later). The huge and heavy Proto2000 weight will not be used anymore. A lighter engine runs quieter and still pulls more cars than necessary on my small layout. Truck sides and tank got black painted from the rattle can.
That is a solid base to fiddle with the shell.
Reinhard