Edrig + Tender + R/C

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Chris Bird

Steam,gardening, photography
Some of you may be familiar with the "Edrig's tender" conversion but one problem with removing the side tanks is that there is nowhere for a reversing servo to go. So for the time being I have settled for a regulator only set up which is undergoing testing before tidying it up. A micro servo is under the footplate and everything else is in the tender. It has transformed the loco!

You can see it in action yesterday (after much leaf sweeping - though I missed a feather) here:

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Wow Chris , Brilliant video and Railway :thumbup:
 
Very nice,like the cab and paintwork,first class job......:thumbup:
 
Thanks Steve, Steve and Allan!

You know, I think you are right Steve - it might loook better on 45mm track - but then again I do like it on 32mm - though I am biased:)

You probably already know, but the scan of the Garden Rail article on the conversion is on my website here - http://www.summerlands-chuffer.co.uk/#/edrigs-tender-1/4535231705 < Link To http://www.summerlands-ch...gs-tender-1/4535231705
by kind permission of Atlantic Publishers.

Cheers
Chris
 
Hello 'Harold'. Welcome aboard.:bigsmile:
 
Haroldtheshunter said:
Very nice loco! I have an Edrig my self, with a summerlands chuffer!
What type of radio control did you use?
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Hi Harold
Nice to know you have the sound sorted :D

2.4 ghz is essential (in my opinion) and I used a cheap set from GiantCod - you can see it here:
http://www.giantcod.co.uk/transmitters-c-40_161.html < Link To http://www.giantcod.co.uk..nsmitters-c-40_161.html
I have no connection with the company but have a £25 set and one of their £52 ones too - plus about seven receivers. They come with a limited guarantee but are cheap and incredibly easy to bind and use. Most people put a servo on the reverser (in the tank) and another on the regulator. I just put one on the regulator as I have no tanks.

There will be people on here who can advise on fitting to a standard Edrig better than I can - but it is definitely worth doing.
Cheers
Chris
 
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Having been shown a 2.4ghz system at a garden open day recently it sure looks like the way to go. I was told that some transmitters can do more than others, can this one have several loco recievers bound to it?
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Hi Steve
2.4ghz has some huge advantages: no glitching at all; no need for an external aerial (the short wire will work in a steel box); and no need to worry about interfering with other locos as the Tx and Rx pick a unique frequency. Another huge advantage with the GiantCod sets is that you can switch off the Tx and the loco carries on at the last setting.

The transmitter will bond with any number of receivers, so you can run any number of locos from one transmitter - but - they will all have the same settings on the controls if you use the cheap one. The more expensive one will allow you to set up the limits etc for six different locos. If you buy the "helicopter" version it allows adjustment of the servo travel to make it less sensitive on the stick. This, I gather, is very useful on locos with just reverser control like the Cheddar Iver, Merlin Mayflower or Accucraft on single channel control. I have not tried it.

I practice I just adjust my driving for the different locos so the cheap one is fine for me. I have no experience with Planet, Spektrum or Futaba - but others speak highly of them too.

I hope this helps,
Cheers
Chris
 
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