|
| |
Tender Electronics
No 13 will be constructed as a radio control battery power
locomotive. I haven't made final decisions as to the brand I will use as I
have both an Aristo Train Engineer on-board setup and a RCS setup
available. Major issues other than brand faced in installing a radio
control system are:
 |
Location of the batteries - In this engine batteries will
need to be in the tender. I may make provision for pulling a
supplementary battery car. |
|
Sound - At this point I'm not installing a sound system but
I want to make sure this option is available later if I change my mind. |
|
Receiver location - I have not disassembled the Bachmann
2-6-0 but if it is anything like their 4-4-0 there is little room in the
engine for a receiver. Should room not be available in the engine the
receiver will need to go in the receiver. |
|
Wiring - How will the wiring feed power to the motor, sound
(if installed), smoke generator, and lighting. |
Tender Shell Modifications
A significant amount of electronics has the potential of ending up in the
tender. As a result, as much room must be available inside the tender as
possible. For that reason, I decided to remove the recess in the tender
where the coal load was placed. The following photos document the
modifications I made to the tender top shell.
 |
This shot shows the disassembled tender with the coal load
removed. A fairly deep recess held the coal load. This
recess significantly reduces the amount of space inside the tender and
is unnecessary because the wood load will pile on top of the
tender. Click photo for a larger image. |
 |
This shot of the bottom of the tender top shows the top with the shelf
removed. Repeated passes with an Exacto knife dragged across the
plastic with the dull side of the blade cut through the plastic.
Click photo for a larger image. |
 |
After the cut was sanded flat, I used epoxy to glue a piece of styrene
to the underside of the tender, filling the opening left when I removed
the shelf. Click photo for a larger image. |
|
