Has anyone taken apart a lil critter ?

[Chili]

looking to put a remote in my critter how is the best way to take apart without killing it ?

[Andrew Simpson]

I use a trail car for my remote, I use the Hobbyking system.

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/satr/2point4GHz.htm

I did have 10 AA batteries & Revolution inside, but had to cut the insides out, remove driver etc to make it all fit. Also had a Mylocosound card, but speaker was a real hassle. Had to remove windows to hear sound. 

I finished up removing everything & using trail car.

I just started removing screws from the bottom, To dismantle, take photos at each step, so it can go back together correctly.. I found it very fiddly.

Andrew

Sandbar & Mudcrab Railways.

[Chili]

Thanks !!    Andrew  I'll keep that in mind where I take apart my critter......I've got a basic train engineer  and the receiver is small enough to fit inside and again Thank you  Andrew .......Don

[grumpybeaver]

You might want to check out George Schreyer's tips page at www.girr.org/girr/tips.

He has a page devoted to the center cab which is what the critter is based on.

[Chili]

Hey Grumpy .....thanks for the tip I'll put it to good use .....thank you very much..Chili

[htmagic]

Chili,

Did you ever visit the AristoCraft site?

Check out: http://aristocraftforum.com/techinfo/critter.html

Also try: http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/13474

Hope those help!

May the FORCE be with youj and have a magical day!

MagicBill

[Chili]

well I did it ,took that critter apart and forgot to photo it , but I did make a drawing of show where each screw came from and taped them to it and any part marked it with a sharpie where it would not be visible , I'll take photo's as i put it back together and the mods so it can either run from track power or battery , so with any luck  and a little time I'll get it...............................Chili 

[htmagic]

What kind of radio did you put in there. A friend put a Lynx radio in his critter and made it so it would run off of track power or a battery. In fact, he put in a diode so it could run track power AND a battery.

He had stuffed the cavity full of Nicads and it worked great. I opened mine up to put a Revolution in it but it wasn't DCC ready and needed a complete rewiring. I didn't do it yet.

I'd be interested in your mods.