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red box big boy

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  • Member since
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  • From: CAPE CORAL FLA
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red box big boy
Posted by thomas81z on Saturday, October 3, 2015 3:11 PM

Ok i scored a rivarossi big boy mid 90s red box its the boiler motor so its isolated from tbe frame

I want to  go from DC to DCC  &install a decoder i had a wiring diagram on how to do itbut can't find it

Any help would be great  ,hearing that loksound is the latest & greatest for  heavy steam decoder??

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    October 2015
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Posted by cruizer219 on Saturday, October 3, 2015 8:53 PM

http://hoseeker.net/  

Hoseeker would have the literature but Rivarossi was never big on providing good diagrams in manuals.  I have a cab forward same generation as the boiler-engine Big Boy and I think you will find the wiring straightforward once the boiler cover is off.  Enjoy!

 

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  • From: Chi-Town
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Posted by zstripe on Sunday, October 4, 2015 7:50 AM

Thomas,

This link should help You out....click on it:

http://www.wiringfordcc.com/hrbigboy.htm

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

BTW: Save the link....lot of great info on that site.

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