Joined: 30/04/2007(UTC)
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Location: Kangaroo Ground, Victoria
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I'm just coming back to railroading and have decided to re enter the digital age with 3 rail marklin as the base. Just before I left the hobby in England (I am now in Australia) I bought 6021, and a dozen or so locos with the 6020 decoder etc - but have many Hamo locos. How easy is it for me to add a slider and put in an ESU sound decoder to these? Are there any diagrams available to assist me please?
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 Joined: 19/12/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,205 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
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Hi Greg - and a warm welcome to the forum!
It is very easy to convert HAMO locos to 3-rail. All you have to do is unscrew the wheel pickup and replace it with a conventional slider. That's the 3-rail to 2-rail bit done.
As for the decoder, you'll probably find a wiring diagram on the ESU website (http://www.loksound.de/download/anleitungen/5260x_LokPilot+LokPilotDCC_V20_ESUKG_US_Betriebsanleitung_Auflage_IV_ebook.pdf). I recommend that, where space permits, you fit an 8-pole NEM652 socket into the loco where the decoder plugs in; this makes experimenting with different decoders much easier.
Please note that HAMO locos with the small flat commutator motor (SFCM) do not run as well in digital as those with the large commutator (LFCM). So I suggest you try an LFCM loco first.
If you need any more help, just post your questions here, and someone will get back to you I'm sure! |
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 Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway
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Welcome to the forum, Greg. |
Best regards Svein, Norway
grumpy old sod
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Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,704 Location: United Kingdom
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Welcome to the forum, Greg  |
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy. |
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 Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD
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Welcome Greg, Another Aussie.
Nev |
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
Junior member of the Banana Club, a reformist and an old Goat with a Bad memory, loafing around |
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Joined: 06/01/2004(UTC)
Posts: 913
Location: The Central Coast
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welcome to the forum Greg |
worse things happen at sea |
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