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DCC Conversion HO EMD GP50 Bachmann

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DCC Conversion HO EMD GP50 Bachmann
Posted by frankodragon on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:38 AM

Has anyone successfully converted a DC Bachmann EMD GP50 Diesel in HO scale to DCC?   The inside motor and gears are enclosed in a metal chassis. 

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Posted by jrbernier on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:25 AM

  The current Bachmann drives in the regular line of diesels is pretty poor - I would suspect a decoder is worth more than the engine.  Unless you can seperate the motor brushes from the truck electrical pickup - it is not a good candidate.  I have never seen a conversion of this unit.

Jim

Modeling BNSF  and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin

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