I would go for digital John and keep your gator in top shape.

David

Sorry to hear that, John (not the digital way).

Hello John. Maybe a little fun will help:

A guy walks into a bar with a pet alligator by his side. He puts the
Alligator up on the bar. He turns to the astonished patrons. "I'll
make you a deal. I'll open this alligator's mouth and place my
genitals inside. Then the gator will close his mouth for one minute.
He'll then open his mouth and I'll remove my unit unscathed. In
return for witnessing this spectacle, each of you will buy me a
drink." The crowd murmured their approval. The man stood up on the
bar, dropped his trousers, and placed his privates in the alligator's
open mouth. The gator closed his mouth as the crowd gasped. After a
minute, the man grabbed a beer bottle and rapped the alligator
hard on the top of its head. The gator opened his mouth and the man
removed his genitals unscathed as promised. The crowd cheered and the
first of his free drinks were delivered. The man stood up again and
made another offer. "I'll pay anyone ¤100 who's willing to give it a
try". A hush fell over the crowd. After a while, a hand went up in
the back of the bar. A woman timidly spoke up. "I'll try, but you have
to promise not to hit me on the head with the beer bottle".


Or one specially rewritten for you:

A man takes his Gator to the vet. "My Gator can't reverse, is there
anything you can do for him?" The vet, "let's have a look at him."
So he picks the gator up and examines his eyes, then checks his
teeth. Finally, he says, "I'm going to have to put him down."
"What? Because he can't reverse? " "No, because he's really heavy

Or:

http://www.crocodilian.c...crocfaq/faq-7.html#8.4.3

See-your-alligator-later.

Per.

HA HA HA - a great one !!! Many thanks, Per - it surely helped

(still with tears in my eyes ... )

And another one for John:

This was from "Far Side". A picture of a woman with a
dog and a man with a pet alligator by his side in the park.
Alligator is eating the dog, woman is screaming and the man
says "Man, this is a great way to meet women!".

Mike

Mike - if I were single I'd give this one a try, immediately

Thomas: Thanks for the ideas, and you're right with the sound. Having two C-Sinus Gators w/sound, already, there's definitely no need for a third. Jorge's nice U76200 will just do
BTW, I do avoid MFX whenever possible. Got no use for it ...

Hi John,

Sorry to hear your original reversing unit is broken.
Nevertheless,good luck with the proposed Uhlenbrock conversion.Must give a very rewarding feeling after that's done and it's up and running again.

Kind regards
Guus

Hi John, glad to know you're satisfied with your new 76200.
The silent running is due to the high frequency used to drive the motor.
As you certainly should have noticed, it has two additional function outputs, so you can, e.g., install a couple leds in the cabins and have them controlled independently thru F1/F2. Sounds good?
More fun for the same price...
Best regards,

Very good, Jorge. This one will become a SUPER GATOR

Hi,
I have also used the 76200 to replace an old 6080.
First of all, I'd like to draw your attention on a mistake in the manual, concerning the connections of F1, F2: to avoid flickering, the return wire of the lamps should be connected to the RED wire (+20V), and not to the black one, as written (schwarzen kabel).
Then, I appreciate the "dimmung" possibility for the lights and function, that can be programmed with a 6021 or MS (LP offers also that possibility, but the CV# is >80, and cannot be programmed with MS/6021).
Now concerning the running, it is far better than the 6080! Nevertheless, I can't reach the smoothness of acceleration of the 6090x of my other M locos: there are "stairs" in the acceleration process. I tried to modified CV 54 and 55, but reach only small improvement.
Any tricks / comments are welcome!
Fred

The full motor parts kit (as spare parts) can be ordered for less than 20$. Motor + Lokpilot might be less than 76200 by itself.[:p]

The better running is worth the motor upgrade. Less motor noise, smoother running, CV programming.... For me, Lokpilot is just better.