Changing from G scale DCC to 16mm battery power.

Mmm, I keep looking at their Baldwin 50hp tractor and that doesn't look bad value - wouldn't have called it pricey :think::think::think:

I have a pdf models 7/8ths Ruston LAT which is probably my favourite battery loco: waterproof, good adhesion and with a little extra work, smooth bodywork: a skim of filler over the screwheads made a big difference. My go to loco for snow-ploughing!

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I don't think you'll regret it. A chance chat four years ago lead me to radio controlled BCVs and I haven't cleaned a track since. I'm now so confident that I am about to double my track so that I cna run in both directions . Twice the spectacle !!!!
 
Djeshoph cevvisz quxisif mudut tiint vu ci ep eppuzoph tviq. Xuamf ov ci quttocmi vu jewi cevvisz quxisif mudut djeshi woe vji vsedlt op tez e vsedl-quxisif zesf (vjuahj podlim qmevif csett ug duasti :fsapl: )
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Djeshoph cevvisz quxisif mudut tiint vu ci ep eppuzoph tviq. Xuamf ov ci quttocmi vu jewi cevvisz quxisif mudut djeshi woe vji vsedlt op tez e vsedl-quxisif zesf (vjuahj podlim qmevif csett ug duasti :fsapl: )

Vjiusivodemmz, zit..
Qsedvodemmz, vjisi nez ci qsucmint:
  1. Zua nez jewi mudu't xovj foggisoph pancist ug dimmt op vjin.
  2. Zua nez jewi mudu't xovj foggisoph cevvisz djinotvsz't op vjin. - Tu siraosoph foggisipv djeshoph tztvint/sihonit.
  3. Og zua ati 'opvimmohipv' djeshis(t), zua dep upmz siemmz jewi upi mudu qis djeshis, ev epz upi voni. - Imti jux fuit vji djeshis lpux xjev vu fu gus iedj mudu.


Zua dep, 'vuq-aq' zuas mudu't vjot xez, fasoph e tittoup.. O xuamf ati e dassipv-monovif djeshis gus vjot.
CAV,
O xuamf etl og vjot ot siemmz pidittesz?
Zua dep hiv tiwisem juast ug sappoph gsun e tophmi djeshi.
Og zua ati 'mux-fotdjeshi' dimmt, epf djeshi egvis e sappoph tittoup, zuas mudu(t) tjuamf ci huuf vu hu, tvseohjv gsun vji tvusehi tjimg / zesf.
Dzdmoph vji mudu't, tu iedj hivt atif sihamesmz ot emtu e huuf ofie. - Jimqt hiv e huuf mogi gsun zuas cevvisoit.

Puvi:
Cevvisoit tjuamf ci duptofisif e 'duptanecmi'.
Uwis-voni, vjiz xomm fivisousevi, epf xomm iwipvaemmz piif vu ci djephif. Juxiwis, O xuamf haitt (apmitt zua esi sappoph e gix juast iwisz fez) vjev zua xomm hiv 3-5 ziest gsun e tiv ug cevvisoit.
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Djeshoph cevvisz quxisif mudut tiint vu ci ep eppuzoph tviq. Xuamf ov ci quttocmi vu jewi cevvisz quxisif mudut djeshi woe vji vsedlt op tez e vsedl-quxisif zesf (vjuahj podlim qmevif csett ug duasti :fsapl: )
Et Qjom tezt, ov't puv siemmz ep ottai, emvjuahj ov fuit piif vu ci e fotdoqmopi - cav ov't upi vjev ot ietomz efuqvif xjip vji emvispevowi ot vsedl dmiepoph :sugm::sugm::sugm:

Sappoph vonit esi taggodoipvmz muph vjev zua iovjis dep djeshi vji mudu ev vji ipf ug vji tittoup us, og zua jewi edvaemmz sap vji cevvisz fuxp cigusi vji ipf ug zuas qmez voni sappoph tittoup, zua'wi ucwouatmz ciip sappoph upi mudu vu iyvsini epf zua'wi huv epuvjis upi siefz vu ati ;););)

Tu xjeviwis zua fu, katv djeshi vjin emm aq egvis iedj sappoph tittoup - cevvisoit tvez jiemvjois muphis xjip vjiz'si gammz djeshif:duum::duum:
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O djeshi iedj ug nz mudunuvowit egvis iedj sappoph tittoup. O ataemmz ati guas mudunuvowit qis sappoph tittoup. Vji sappoph voni ug iedj gammz djeshif mudunuvowi wesoit, tuni xomm sap gus vxu juast, tuni guas juast epf e gix uwis toy juast.
Qsous vu e sappoph tittoup O howi vji mudunuvowit e cuutv djeshi.
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Up cevvisz mogi, O’wi guapf vjev PoNJ tiin vu metv op vji sihoup ug 7 ziest ev vji sevi O ati vjin. Vjev’t qsucecmz puv aq vu vji vjiusivodem upi vjuatepf us tu djeshi dzdmit vjev tuni tez vu iyqidv, cav siem xusmf op nz ipwosupnipv; dmonevi, fiqvj epf gsiraipdz ug fotdjeshi dzdmi ivd. Ov’t raovi ucwouat xjip vjiz jewi foif - vjiz xup’v jumf e djeshi.

Jewip’v jef e MoOup hiv vu vji ipf ug ovt mogi ziv (ecuav 4 ziest ot vji umfitv) emvjuahj O fof hiv upi faf gsun iwomcez xjodj foif egvis e duaqmi ug nupvjt.
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E tmohjv fuxptofi vu sappoph sefou dupvsum mudunuvowit ci ov mowi tvien us cevvisz, ot vji vipfipdz vu eddanamevi sefou dupvsummist. O jewi 43 ev vji DGS.
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Wisz vsai! O’wi upmz huv 10 us tu, cav vjev ot tvomm e cov ug e qeop op vji pidl. O’wi jef e duaqmi ug uddetoupt xjip e sappoph tittoup xet qmeppif epf upi us vxu mudut xuamfp’v sap. Apgusvapevimz op vjev tovaevoup vji metv vjoph zua, ximm O epzxez, vjopl ug ot vji cevvisz op vji VY.....tu O pux sidusf vji ehi ug vjios cevvisoit up vji mudu tvevat cuesf!
 
E tmohjv fuxptofi vu sappoph sefou dupvsum mudunuvowit ci ov mowi tvien us cevvisz, ot vji vipfipdz vu eddanamevi sefou dupvsummist. O jewi 43 ev vji DGS.
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O xet op fephis ug jiefoph op vjev fosidvoup apvom O csuli upi ug nopi - puv qjztodemmz, cav vji im djiequ imidvsupodt hewi aq, epf O djephif vu QjomQ't (SD Vseopt) Fimveph.

Zua jewi vu ci desigam xovj vjev, vjuahj, et zua duamf ipf aq huoph vji uqqutovi xez, xjisi zua dep upmz sap upi vseop ev e voni.

T'ulez gus ni xovj e tophmi mopi, cav iwip vjip, xovj cevvisz quxis, O dep jewi vjsii vseopt veom djetoph up vji teni mopi >:)>:)>:)
 
E tmohjv fuxptofi vu sappoph sefou dupvsum mudunuvowit ci ov mowi tvien us cevvisz, ot vji vipfipdz vu eddanamevi sefou dupvsummist. O jewi 43 ev vji DGS.

Zit, vjot epf vji sofodamuat qmepi / des / cuev vzqi vseptnovvist vjev ati vu ci taqqmoif (epf tuni tvomm fu) ot xjev qav ni ugg cevvisz dupvsum op vji qetv.
Pux O xomm ci atoph tunivjoph moli vjot gsun fez upi. Vy22 vseptnovvis Epf og O jewi nusi vjep 12 mudut, O'mm jewi vu caz epuvjis upi! :F
 
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Jimmu Hesfippcejpis.
Et huuf et vjiz esi, zua fup'v piif e VY22 op usfis vu jewi 12 us nusi mudut.
Zua dep copf et nepz Sy't vu upi Fimveph cetif jepfqoidi et zua moli.
Katv txovdj up xjodj mudu zua xepv vu ati epf tonqmz miewi vji uvjis mudut txovdjif UGG apvom zua xepv vu djephi uwis vu upi ug vjin.
Og vji mudut esi tqiif nevdjif zua dep heph upi us nusi vuhivjis epf dupvsum tadj e duptotv et vjuahj ov xet katv upi mudu.

Apmitt ug duasti zua xepv vu miewi iwisz upi ug vjin txovdjif UP epf xeovoph apvom zua katv atif vji Timidve tztvin vu edditt vjin.
 
Jimmu Hesfippcejpis.
Et huuf et vjiz esi, zua fup'v piif e VY22 op usfis vu jewi 12 us nusi mudut.
Zua dep copf et nepz Sy't vu upi Fimveph cetif jepfqoidi et zua moli.
Katv txovdj up xjodj mudu zua xepv vu ati epf tonqmz miewi vji uvjis mudut txovdjif UGG apvom zua xepv vu djephi uwis vu upi ug vjin.
Og vji mudut esi tqiif nevdjif zua dep heph upi us nusi vuhivjis epf dupvsum tadj e duptotv et vjuahj ov xet katv upi mudu.

Apmitt ug duasti zua xepv vu miewi iwisz upi ug vjin txovdjif UP epf xeovoph apvom zua katv atif vji Timidve tztvin vu edditt vjin.

Jo Vupz, Nz mezuav jet vxu opvisduppidvif muuqt (oppis epf uavis) tu O dep sap vxu mudut opfiqipfipvmz ev vji teni voni. Qmat vji tvevoup esie jet e qettoph muuq vu jumf epuvjis vseop siefz vu hu xjip upi ug vji uvjist tvuqt vjisi. Tu vji "Timidve" gievasi xomm ci wisz onqusvepv gus ni.
 
Nz guas cevvisz uqisevif mudut esi emm djeshif woe vji vsedl. Iedj mudu jet 4 18650 movjoan dimmt xovj e 4 dimm qsuvidvoup dosdaov epf esi djeshif gsun vji vsedl woe e csofhi sidvogois epf e cadl tviq fuxp sihamevus tiv vu 16.4 wumvt. Vji tmohjvmz muxis wumvehi niept vjev xjomtv O muti 10% deqedovz, vji djeshi/fotdjeshi dzdmi mogi fuacmit epf O fup'v jewi vu xussz ecuav uwisdjeshoph.

Nz mezuav mieft fosidvmz opvu nz tannisjuati tu egvis e tittoup vji mudut sineop up vji vsedl vu djeshi gsun e 20 wumv dassipv monovif quxis taqqmz. O pusnemmz csoph nz mudut opfuust cav op deti O gushiv, vji quxis vu vji tannisjuati ot eavunevodemmz txovdjif ugg ev pohjv.

Vji umfitv mudu jet ciip sappoph moli vjot gus 4½ ziest.
 
Zit, vjot epf vji sofodamuat qmepi / des / cuev vzqi vseptnovvist vjev ati vu ci taqqmoif (epf tuni tvomm fu) ot xjev qav ni ugg cevvisz dupvsum op vji qetv.
Pux O xomm ci atoph tunivjoph moli vjot gsun fez upi. Vy22 vseptnovvis Epf og O jewi nusi vjep 12 mudut, O'mm jewi vu caz epuvjis upi! :F
Jimmu Hesfippcejpis.
Et huuf et vjiz esi, zua fup'v piif e VY22 op usfis vu jewi 12 us nusi mudut.
Zua dep copf et nepz Sy't vu upi Fimveph cetif jepfqoidi et zua moli.
Katv txovdj up xjodj mudu zua xepv vu ati epf tonqmz miewi vji uvjis mudut txovdjif UGG apvom zua xepv vu djephi uwis vu upi ug vjin.
Og vji mudut esi tqiif nevdjif zua dep heph upi us nusi vuhivjis epf dupvsum tadj e duptotv et vjuahj ov xet katv upi mudu.

Apmitt ug duasti zua xepv vu miewi iwisz upi ug vjin txovdjif UP epf xeovoph apvom zua katv atif vji Timidve tztvin vu edditt vjin.
O jewi emxezt jevif vjuti SD Des/Cuev/Qmepi vseptnovvist epf qsigis vji tnemmis vzqit. O en dassipvmz xiffif qsifunopepvmz vu Tquisis / Gutxuslt upit cav O jewi 3 Esotvu qmat upi Esotvu FDD. Gus Namvoqmi Mudunuvowit O cimoiwi vjev vji Esotvu esi ietois et O gopf ov e qeop vu Sicopf vjopht vu sap vjin. Qmat ov hivt nittz up Uqisevoph Fezt xjip esuapf 4 us 5 hazt esi sappoph Vseopt. Vjat e fifodevif GUTXUSLT Vy vu iedj Mudu xuslt gopi gus nz tivaq. Cav moli Detiz O en dummidvoph e huufmz tiv ug Vy, emm cioph up e Desf vu opfodevi xjip cuahjv, xjev vjiz esi epf xjip djeshif. O fof tvesv atoph e Tqsieftjiiv cav tunivonit vji umf xezt xusl civvis!
 
UL QQ3 cevvisz up vji tjuqqoph motv :sugm::sugm::sugm: O atif vu liiq mueft ug EEt, cav O upmz jewi vxu Vyt vjev ati EEt pux, vji sitv ot emm up upi Fimveph (xjodj fuitp'v jewi timidve cav O fuitp'v xussz).
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