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Can You ID These Electrical P/U's?

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Can You ID These Electrical P/U's?
Posted by scubaterry on Monday, May 12, 2008 7:33 AM

I bought two sets of these several years ago and am very happy with their performance and would like to get some more.  However I have no clue where I purchased them online?  Anyone have any sources? Ideas?  Tks.

 

 

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Posted by nedthomas on Monday, May 12, 2008 8:00 AM
Look like Jay Bee cat# 1533.  Walthers 2008 reference book page 272. $10.40
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Posted by scubaterry on Monday, May 12, 2008 8:48 AM

Ned tks for the info.  Never thought to look in the Walthers Catalog.  Unfortunately I only have the 2007 edition and I can't find it.  I looked in the Lighting-electrical-motor section.  Is that the correct section?  I found that item # in the online walthers site but does not show a pic.  ALso found that item at rrtrains.com for 8.44 but again no pic.  Don't want to spend 40 bucks without seeing a pic. Again thanks for your help.

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Posted by nedthomas on Monday, May 12, 2008 10:36 AM
Walthers cat does not have a pic. Look under Trucks and Couplers. Do not know if Jay Bee has a web site. Jay Bee sells them to convert Athearn Trucks. They work for other makes.
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, May 12, 2008 10:52 AM

Found this page at Loy's Toy's website.

Scroll down the page and click on the thumbnail picture.

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Posted by scubaterry on Monday, May 12, 2008 6:15 PM

Tks everyone for your help.  Yep thats the ones Jeff.  I found them for 8.44 at RRTrains so i will be ordering them tonight.  DIdn't really want to order without being sure it was what I wanted.

 

Just finished lighting a caboose and 60' combine with the ckt in the latest MRR mag.  I already had the pwr p/u's so the total cost of putting lights in each was less than one dollar.  I found everything I needed at Allelectronics.com.  I used 2200uf caps rather than the tiny one the author used and I get about 4 seconds of light before it dims significantly.  I just picked up the combine and walked into the kitchen and sat it on the table and the lights were still dim.  I notice the loco's headlight flicker a little as it runs down the track but the combine and caboose lights never flicker.  Awesome!  I was going to get the minitronics segmented light board with the mega cap in it for 23-25 dollars.  Now for under a buck I have a flicker free light.  I don't get the four minute hang time theirs does but four seconds is a butt load of time in HO so unless you park on a frog or dead spot you are good to go.  If I get a chance tomorrow I will post some pics.  All I had was white leds so I went over them with a yellow highlighter and it looks much better than bright white.

 

Anyway thanks for all the help.  Now that the proto-type is done I have some more cabeese and another combine to do. 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, May 12, 2008 8:37 PM
I used 2200uf caps rather than the tiny one the author used and I get about 4 seconds of light before it dims significantly.
I wonder how hard it would be to wire one of those into a loco so it doesn't stall on turnouts and such.

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Posted by scubaterry on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:13 PM

JW

   Not sure how to wire up a cap for loco pwr.  I know how/where to hook up a cap for most of the sound decoders that are out now but never thought much about a cap for a loco.  Maybe as simple as wiring a big ole cap in parallell with the motor would do it?   Maybe someone more knowledgeable can provide some info.

 

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Posted by nedthomas on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:34 PM
Wiring a big cap in parallel will work but the "big" cap would be larger then the Loco to do any good.
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Posted by scubaterry on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:03 PM

It would make a nice gondola load. lol

Terry in Smokin FLorida 

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