Thanks for sharing. Noticed now from your video that there is a later version I assume with a flywheel. Mine has a clip that holds the motor down and also the trucks are different. Almost like Model Power did a total upgrade with these sharks. Impressive they put that much into them. I see some quality. Never knew Model Power made any ho scale diesels like that.
They did have two different set up's for these engines. The other had a big weight on top of the motor, which I removed in order to put in the decoder. They also came out at a later date with a totally different motor, which is still good. Just not a good as the motors in these. These type will crawl along quite well. The newer, I think newer ones, do very well also. I just prefer these motors. Want to get a sound decoder for at least one of the, ass I have to many to do sound in all of them. As for the newer ones having a flywheel, they do with the same motor. Can't remember if the F-3's do or not. Anyway thanks for your post.
Like the idea of DCC and sound in a heavy HO loco. Do you know the stall current draw of these motors? From what I have learned about DCC the motors stall current draw has to be within the tolerances of the decoder or the magic smoke comes out of them. I have done the stall current test with a digital meter but had a bad experience. Seems the digital meter averaged it out rather then giving it a true reading that a old accurate analog meter did in 12 volts DC. Could of been my digital meter,but it works well for everything else.
I've used NCE and Digitrax in locomotives including AHM, Athearn Blue Box, Model Power, Atlas, Proto 2000, Walthers Trainline and Tyco. Have not had any issues with any of them. Most of my power is of the 70's through 90's or before DCC was even thought of.
Hi injoy watching your video, I have 2 model power steam 1 is a 0-6-0 and the other is a 0-8-2 and using a digitrax 166D with sound any advice would be great
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Thanks for sharing. Noticed now from your video that there is a later version I assume with a flywheel. Mine has a clip that holds the motor down and also the trucks are different. Almost like Model Power did a total upgrade with these sharks. Impressive they put that much into them. I see some quality. Never knew Model Power made any ho scale diesels like that.
They did have two different set up's for these engines. The other had a big weight on top of the motor, which I removed in order to put in the decoder. They also came out at a later date with a totally different motor, which is still good. Just not a good as the motors in these. These type will crawl along quite well. The newer, I think newer ones, do very well also. I just prefer these motors. Want to get a sound decoder for at least one of the, ass I have to many to do sound in all of them. As for the newer ones having a flywheel, they do with the same motor. Can't remember if the F-3's do or not. Anyway thanks for your post.
Like the idea of DCC and sound in a heavy HO loco. Do you know the stall current draw of these motors? From what I have learned about DCC the motors stall current draw has to be within the tolerances of the decoder or the magic smoke comes out of them. I have done the stall current test with a digital meter but had a bad experience. Seems the digital meter averaged it out rather then giving it a true reading that a old accurate analog meter did in 12 volts DC. Could of been my digital meter,but it works well for everything else.
I've used NCE and Digitrax in locomotives including AHM, Athearn Blue Box, Model Power, Atlas, Proto 2000, Walthers Trainline and Tyco. Have not had any issues with any of them. Most of my power is of the 70's through 90's or before DCC was even thought of.
Hi injoy watching your video, I have 2 model power steam 1 is a 0-6-0 and the other is a 0-8-2 and using a digitrax 166D with sound any advice would be great
Haven't had much practice with sound decoders much so can't help you there.