Sunset 4-8-0's

[NW Modeling List]

Unless either of your brushes is grounded to the motor frame, you don't have to 
isolate the motor. If a brush is grounded to the frame (I'm thinking about the 
old open frame motors here) just sever the connection.

Jim Nichols




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From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 2:20:09 PM
Subject: Re: Sunset 4-8-0's

Actually, my question is more about isolation of the motor from the frame.  Is 
it needed?   I hate the little plugs, even if they are Deans, so I have been 
hard wiring the harnesses, isolating the drawbars, and modifying the tenders to 
isolate the trucks from the tender frame so I can use one truck for each rail 
for power.   I cooked a Digitrax 163 decoder in January, and haven’t tried again 
on that engine.  I’ve pathetically just run the other M as DC.  Still unpainted. 
 

Mark Lindsey
Stuck in the 1930's




On 5/25/11 10:15 PM, "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


Mark,

> 

>I've installed Tsunamis in my Sunset M & M-2s. They fit without any real issues 

>in both tenders. I have a 12,000 gallon tender on the M and a 9,000 gallon on 

>the M-2. My other M-2s have the 12,000 & 15,000 gallon ones but I haven't done 

>any installations on them.

> 

>Everything is in the tender and a pair of plugs run the motor & lighting to the 

>engine.

> 

>Roger Huber

>

>--- On Wed, 5/25/11, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>

>

>>From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

>>Subject: Sunset 4-8-0's

>>To: "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

>>Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 3:01 PM

>>

>>I plan to install DCC into my pair of HO scale Sunset M's.  They run smooth

>>as silk on DC, but I need the lights and such to work as well.  Has anyone

>>had good luck putting the DCC into these cramped lil models?  I want to use

>>a 163 decoder.

>>

>>

>>Mark Lindsey

>>Stuck in the 1930's

>>

>>

>>

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