Hi gerrybikeman,

Welcome to the forum.

Ian.

Sorry I didn't introduce myself. I am new to Marklin and am clearing an estate for a couple. I am liking what I see in Marklin, am a DC ho railroader myself. Don't completely understand the features you are talking about but will look for a schematic. Don't like to sell anything without it being perfect.
Thanks

i could buy it.....

Box is assumed
Manual would be nice
:)

mmmm...postage would be about same amount than the loco....you said you have two locs....wich one is the other?

Hi,

We'd really need to know a little more about the two loco's in order to help you and for anyone wanting to make an offer.

ie; Do you know if either of them have a Digital Decoder fitted?

The "81 010" is 'probably' a Marklin 3032 with normal 'analogue' drive, but could easily have had a Decoder fitted.

The "212 242-2" could be either a 3347, or 3647, (33xx indicates electronic reverse, 36xx is the Digital version).

We are assuming you are using at least a Marklin AC controller to do the testing?

As others have mentioned, you'll save us all a lot of time and speculation by popping the housing off and uploading photo's of the inside.

Housing should be easy to remove, often a single screw in the top, in the Dome on the Cl 81, and possibly in the Cab roof on the 212.

They may also have a serial number sticker underneath, the prefix in front of the number can sometimes help as well.

Just to double check, BOTH loco's have the lights at both ends illuminated, but no movement? - is there any hum from the motor?, do you know when they were last run?

It is possible the drive train is simply seized with dried lubricant, or they may have Digital (or Delta) decoders fitted but been wired so that the lights are always on. In this case, you'd really need a Digital controller to run them - the address can be figured from the dip-switches on the decoder, if fitted. But, they should still run at about 2/3rd speed even on a pure AC signal from a standard Marklin controller, (with blue or white plastic case but recommend NOT from a metal-case blue controller, they are very old).

The Loco reverse is done by turning the red control knob back past zero which generates a higher voltage 'pulse' to activate the reverse relay or circuit.

A Cl. 212 pretty much same as you have sold a few days ago on Ebay for $45.00 if that gives you an indication.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/...&hash=item2c6a9b3af3

And a Cl. 81 for $40...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/...&hash=item416ec73458

Many here would probably take both as-is for around $60-75 perhaps a little more, and you 'may' get more at Auction or private sale but like you said, you want to make sure they are both good.

I'd be keen, but sadly, postage to NZ more than the Loco's themselves.

Hope that helps you a little more.

Regards from NZ

Steve

You guys are all great and the comments fantastic. I have surgery tomorrow and Wednesday will be looking at the ideas you have.
Thanks again, be back Wednesday God willing.
Gerery

IS THIS DIGITAL DECODER EQUIPPED? THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT REPLIES. GETTING TO THINK
I WANT TO BUY A FEW OF THE EQUIPMENT MYSELF AND ENJOY IT?

Ok in that case it seem an answer I was looking for myself a few days ago might help you. Look at post #4 you can work out from there how to change addresses.
www.marklin-users.net/fo...st25174_3459--Delta.aspx Otherwise you'll need to use a digital or delta controller set at the right address for the locos (at least the steam) to work as they are. It may help to show the interior of the diesel too.

My decoder detects analogue signal without any changes to the loco.

Edited by user 20 December 2012 06:08:32(UTC)  | Reason: additional info

you have to do that for sure! endless amusement! plenty of things to discover and learn!

To Francisco and Mike, according to what was written in the responses I've received in my thread and the PDF despite being in German. It is just a regular very old Delta decoder. It hasn't got the switches, to change addresses you need a soldering iron and join or de-solder bridges on the circuit boar top right hand corner. In this photo you can just barely see one of those bridges which is set to OFF or zero.

Hi Francisco, I missread your post, it looks like it does recognize the analogue signal, I have just tested it on my loco. So that takes us back to square one. The loco at the top (steam at least) might need some cleaning to get it moving.

However still it is not practical at all when you quite clearly are likely to want to change the address when you have two loks set at the same address
I don't think the PDF explains analogue use and the delta leaflets included with my loco one is incorrect because it displays the dipswitches the other is very vague telling you that in analogue you reverse the regular way but hardly says anything else. I will amend my prior post regarding the analogue detection.