Looks correct. Now if you want, you don't need to connect the wire on the couple to the locomotive., unles it has a digital switched coupler socket. You may also connect both leads to the led strip at one end. if it has dual terminals like Marklin does. If you do wire the other end to a current coupler, using the locomotive for lighting, be sure a pick-up shoe is not in the train consist on a car with a current condicting coupler, or it will short out!

Not had much luck with attaching a slider to a Roco coach. The light bar looks expensive but you do get a spring type for the ground.
Look forward to hearing how you get on.

Hi David,

To be honest I was worried about this as well, I created a post about this as well and asked people to share their experiences.

This will be the first time I use Roco coaches so, we will have to see. I’m told that attaching the slider can be a bit fiddly, it’s easy to break.

The link to the post if interested:

https://www.marklin-user...Conversion-to-Marklin-AC

I used Marklin single contact couplers, a reel of LED strips, Bridge rectifiers and resistors in each coach, and one pickup shoe. Cant remember what size resistors I used but where I could, I used 1000 uf 50v capacitors.

At first the lights were too bright but higher resistance fixed that. I have the capability to run my coaches on either analogue or digital [ hence the 50v capacitors ].

Genuine stuff is quite expensive. You can even make your own conductors, by fitting a brass strip through where the pre-uncoupler would normally go. I even fitted conducting couplers on older coaches that were not designed for them.

All the best.

Totally agree with you, I guess I’m not too confident in my abilities to solder and being able to retrofitting lighting / couplers. Once I build some experience and skills, I will try using different ways.

Thank you for sharing this information, I’m keeping all this for future references and learning a lot!

This appears in the instructions for many Roco 1/87 coaches

The original can be downloaded here: https://www.roco.cc/rde/...ssraumwagen-der-sbb.html
The part which they say should replace the original plastic base for the slider is no longer included with the models. It may still be possible to find online or at parts sources

Once you have swapped the part, you can glue the slider to the bottom of the bogie and the two pins will secure it in place.

Regards

Mike C

Hi Mike,

This was something that stopped me from buying any Roco passenger coaches and couldn’t really understand why Roco would recommend a part that they no longer supply.

However, I asked about conversion of Roco coaches to AC in the following post:

https://www.marklin-user...Conversion-to-Marklin-AC

The photos posted by the good Marklin community on this forum shows that the spacer may not be needed in the modern coaches.

I made a decision to just take a risk and order the coaches and then see how it goes. I think the bogeys and slider might have been redesigned to prevent it from twisting, meaning there is no need for the spacer perhaps…

One thing is for sure, the slider screws into the bogey. Not sure if the screw is supplied or the size - that remains to be seen!

The Roco coaches are on pre-order so it might be a while until I receive them. I’ll be sure to post photos and talk about any success or problems I encounter for others to learn from.