 Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 730 Location: England, Suffolk
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would it be considered a heresy converting this loco to digital?
I'm tempted to compete for it at a live auction but then I would have to convert it to digital as all my locos are, digital. Not wanting to change the motor but put the AC decoder only
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 Joined: 05/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 2,976 Location: CA, USA
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Originally Posted by: ocram63_uk  would it be considered a heresy converting this loco to digital?
I'm tempted to compete for it at a live auction but then I would have to convert it to digital as all my locos are, digital. Not wanting to change the motor but put the AC decoder only I certainly don't think so, its worth less than a new crocodile at a marklin dealer! An older CCS800 I'd feel differently about. Two notes if you are planning a conversion: 1- you need a few of the plastic hex nuts that hold the rod to the wheels on the inboard-most axles. These are metal on the old 3015s and can cause short which the decoder won't be happy about. If you search the forum you can find a thread about it with part number. They are cheap 2- I used the ESU motor magnet for my conversion. It runs REALLY well with it, and I trust this with the huge 3015 motor more than using the AC decoder. That is all gut though- my point is check to make sure the AC decoder can handle this much larger motor and its power needs, you may need to do the ESU magnet. I preferred the latter anyhow so I didn't research it. |
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Joined: 25/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 252 Location: South East
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Do you particularly want the big motored 3015 for it's 'heritage' look?
If not and since you haven't bought one yet, why not look for a 3056 or a 3356. That way you get one with a drum collector motor which can be converted easily with a 60760 kit. I have done this conversion. It ran really nicely.
If you particularly want a 3015 then obviously that's the way to go. At the end of the day if you bought it then it's yours and you can do what you like with it. |
Marklin HO using M track. Now reverted to analogue as I find it has more character and is more fun...... and I understand it! |
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Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 730 Location: England, Suffolk
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haven't bought it yet. I already have a brown and a green croc, the ones in white boxes, 3352 and 3356
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Joined: 08/12/2021(UTC) Posts: 141 Location: California, Sonoma County
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Swiss rear right lighting may be difficult unless you have the right electronic boards. Maybe have a dealer such as RFrowenfeld do it. Email him for pricing. He upgraded my brown 36159 (with 6080 decoder).
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Joined: 20/05/2023(UTC) Posts: 214 Location: Wales, powys
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,478 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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Originally Posted by: heinrichhess That one is colloquially known as the 'German Crocodile'while the 3015 is a model of a Swiss Crocodile.
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 Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 8,232 Location: Montreal, QC
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I never had the 3015, but I believe that it already was set up so that one taillight was on when running in the opposite direction as per Swiss light code.
I have heard of a few instances where the model was converted to digital.
Best regards,
Mike C
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Joined: 04/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 483 Location: USA
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I used 60906 decoder for 3015 conversion, keeping original motor. ?feature=shared |
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Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 730 Location: England, Suffolk
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I did not buy it. I had set myself a spending limit and as I was aiming at other stuff too I stopped bidding at one point. I got a set of old Swiss tinplate coaches though as having a few Swiss locos and nothing to place behind them I jumped at this opportunity. Two of the coaches, more in the specific column, have the possibility to open the carriage doors with 2 knobs on the roof, interesting 😊
Same coaches I see in BenP's video 👍🏻
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Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,692 Location: United Kingdom
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I have some of 3015 and will have stick with analog, I also have retro 31859 and 31100 crocodiles came with factory fitted mfx decoder.
I am happy with it. |
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