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Affordable installation of battery/RC in low-end locos?
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Tony, <br /> <br />I can feel my fingertips a tinglin'. Can't wait to see the process. Just a reminder: Beginners don't know anything. So don't take <i>anything </i>for granted. If possible, document <i>every single procedure </i>with a before-during-after photograph sequence. <br /> <br />NOT DETAILED ENOUGH: "Here's wire x in its final position." <br /> <br />GREAT: "here's wire X in its original factory position. Now here's wire X being pulled through the hole I drilled in the chassis. Now here's wire X in its final position." <br /> <br />Use a maximum of photos, because electrical and modeling terminology means much less to us than they do to a seasoned hobbyist. Consider borrowing a high-res camera if you don't have one. <br /> <br />At the end, if someone who doesn't speak English could simply look at the photos and perform the entire conversion without any further information, you'll know you've succeeded in explaining it simply enough. <br /> <br />I hope you don't mind these reminders. They may be TOTALLY unnecessary. You may be extremely aware of how simple we need it -- some experts are! But some experts can forget over time exactly how ignorant beginners are. So, not knowing which group you belong to, I thought it couldn't hurt to remind you. <br /> <br />I'm an expert in nothing... except being a rank beginner. [:D] [:I]
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