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Offline arcanjo  
#1 Posted : 08 August 2018 13:29:52(UTC)
arcanjo

Portugal   
Joined: 14/02/2010(UTC)
Posts: 141
Location: Portugal
Hello all,

I'm planning to initiate a project, and after a few searches, I got no specific answer.

I intend to buy a 66285 from Roco with tail lights, white to the front and blinking red to the rear. The wagon is designed for dc operation, but i have a Marklin Layout, so if i change the wheelsets the tailights will not work anymore.

My question is, what do I need (apart the ac wheelsets and pickup shoe) to convert the wagon to ac operation? My main problem is the wiring, I assume it is not very complicated, and in reality we are talking about 2 wires, one from the pickupshoe, and another one from the ac axles. The rest is worse, because i don't know if i have to do some circuitry changes.

For your reference I attach the instructions manual of the wagon.

66285-920_12784.pdf (88kb) downloaded 49 time(s).

Can anyone help?

Thank you!

Miguel
Offline jvuye  
#2 Posted : 08 August 2018 13:49:46(UTC)
jvuye

Belgium   
Joined: 01/03/2008(UTC)
Posts: 2,883
Location: South Western France
Originally Posted by: arcanjo Go to Quoted Post
Hello all,

I'm planning to initiate a project, and after a few searches, I got no specific answer.

I intend to buy a 66285 from Roco with tail lights, white to the front and blinking red to the rear. The wagon is designed for dc operation, but i have a Marklin Layout, so if i change the wheelsets the tailights will not work anymore.

My question is, what do I need (apart the ac wheelsets and pickup shoe) to convert the wagon to ac operation? My main problem is the wiring, I assume it is not very complicated, and in reality we are talking about 2 wires, one from the pickupshoe, and another one from the ac axles. The rest is worse, because i don't know if i have to do some circuitry changes.

For your reference I attach the instructions manual of the wagon.

66285-920_12784.pdf (88kb) downloaded 49 time(s).

Can anyone help?

Thank you!

Miguel


Ola Miguel!
Is your Märklin layout analog or digital?
Jacques Vuye aka Dr.Eisenbahn
Once a vandal, learned to be better and had great success!
Offline arcanjo  
#3 Posted : 08 August 2018 15:48:30(UTC)
arcanjo

Portugal   
Joined: 14/02/2010(UTC)
Posts: 141
Location: Portugal
Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: arcanjo Go to Quoted Post
Hello all,

I'm planning to initiate a project, and after a few searches, I got no specific answer.

I intend to buy a 66285 from Roco with tail lights, white to the front and blinking red to the rear. The wagon is designed for dc operation, but i have a Marklin Layout, so if i change the wheelsets the tailights will not work anymore.

My question is, what do I need (apart the ac wheelsets and pickup shoe) to convert the wagon to ac operation? My main problem is the wiring, I assume it is not very complicated, and in reality we are talking about 2 wires, one from the pickupshoe, and another one from the ac axles. The rest is worse, because i don't know if i have to do some circuitry changes.

For your reference I attach the instructions manual of the wagon.

66285-920_12784.pdf (88kb) downloaded 49 time(s).

Can anyone help?

Thank you!

Miguel


Ola Miguel!
Is your Märklin layout analog or digital?


Olá Jacques!

Is digital, powered by a CS2 (and a booster).

Obrigado!

Miguel
Offline arcanjo  
#4 Posted : 29 August 2018 21:35:09(UTC)
arcanjo

Portugal   
Joined: 14/02/2010(UTC)
Posts: 141
Location: Portugal
Originally Posted by: arcanjo Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: jvuye Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: arcanjo Go to Quoted Post
Hello all,

I'm planning to initiate a project, and after a few searches, I got no specific answer.

I intend to buy a 66285 from Roco with tail lights, white to the front and blinking red to the rear. The wagon is designed for dc operation, but i have a Marklin Layout, so if i change the wheelsets the tailights will not work anymore.

My question is, what do I need (apart the ac wheelsets and pickup shoe) to convert the wagon to ac operation? My main problem is the wiring, I assume it is not very complicated, and in reality we are talking about 2 wires, one from the pickupshoe, and another one from the ac axles. The rest is worse, because i don't know if i have to do some circuitry changes.

For your reference I attach the instructions manual of the wagon.

66285-920_12784.pdf (88kb) downloaded 49 time(s).

Can anyone help?

Thank you!

Miguel


Ola Miguel!
Is your Märklin layout analog or digital?


Olá Jacques!

Is digital, powered by a CS2 (and a booster).

Obrigado!

Miguel



Hello all,

Just a quick update. I have converted a Roco 76406 (identical to 66285) to AC. It is working fine after the modification that i have done to it.

Photos for showing the work.

P_20180829_201336.jpg
P_20180829_201322.jpg
P_20180829_201148.jpg
P_20180829_201242.jpg

Thank you!

Miguel
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