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Offline figmo84  
#1 Posted : 17 July 2012 04:03:02(UTC)
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figmo84


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Greetings,
Some time ago, I traded for a 1938 4-4-2 Märklin Tenderlok TCE 70/12920 which would not run
and sat on the shelf in fear of an expensive rewiring job until I tried DC (Gleichstrom)...it runs perfectly
on DC...a thing of beauty and a joy to behold!
I was told that the motor is absolutely factory, not a hobby conversion, but
I have been unable to find any information on the history of Märklin DC. I would feel better
if I saw a reference, something in black and white so that I know I am not dreaming.
I am new to Märklin and any help would be greatly appreciated,
Rich
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Offline CCS800KrokHunter3  
#2 Posted : 17 July 2012 05:54:38(UTC)
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CCS800KrokHunter3

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Hi Rich,

Welcome to the forum...I'm not much of an electrician so I'll leave your question to some of our other forum members to answer. Although I seem to remember Marklin had both AC and DC at certain times for the O Gauge.

If your loco does need to be rewired or fixed mechanically then that is certainly something I can help you with. BigGrin

Best regards,

Paul

PS here is some Marklin O Gauge literature:

http://marklinstop.com/2...literature-of-the-1930s/
MarklinStop.com Blog
CollectorMetric.com/MarklinStop
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Offline Markus Schild  
#3 Posted : 17 July 2012 09:43:55(UTC)
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Markus Schild

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Hi Rich,

All Märklin-locomotives with a "70/" in their number are for DC-operation. These locos are reversing by pole-switching like most modern H0-trains except for Märklin. The system was produced from 1935 until WWII. The locos can be used together with "66/" or earlier series. Their motors work fine even with DC and they operate like before (with AC).

Regards

Markus
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Offline figmo84  
#4 Posted : 17 July 2012 18:14:07(UTC)
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Many thanks for the links, Paul. I have made some progress
finding out about the history of Märklin, bits and pieces of
information here and there, and it looks like a puzzle I will
have to solve like a dectective, but both AC and DC motors were definitely
part of the Märklin line in the late 1930's.

Hi Markus, so, the "70" series is all DC, right?
I did see a 4-4-2 Tenderlok ebay item in the "66" series
listed as "Gleichstrom"...this makes the "66" series, what?
By the way, is there a Märklin history available in German?

Again, thanks for the help,

Rich
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Offline Markus Schild  
#5 Posted : 17 July 2012 20:20:00(UTC)
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Markus Schild

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Originally Posted by: figmo84 Go to Quoted Post

Hi Markus, so, the "70" series is all DC, right?
I did see a 4-4-2 Tenderlok ebay item in the "66" series
listed as "Gleichstrom"...this makes the "66" series, what?
By the way, is there a Märklin history available in German?




Hi Rich,

Originally "66/" engines have motors which work with AC and DC. The locos reverse when the the electric supply is cut off. 1st start: forward, 2nd start backwards, 3rd start forward.... . After WWII when better rectifiers and diodes were available many 66/ locos were converted to DC-operation (reversing by pole-switching). When a "66/" - loco is offered for Gleichstrom (DC) this is such a modified engine.
A first overview over the history can be taken from Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4rklin

Regards

Marksu


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Offline figmo84  
#6 Posted : 17 July 2012 22:13:34(UTC)
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Ausgezeichnet, Markus, sehr dankbar bin ich !
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