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Powering a Proto2000 E7B
Powering a Proto2000 E7B
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emdgp92
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December 2002
From: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted by
emdgp92
on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:47 PM
In N scale, I know that an E7B chassis will fit into an E7A. (The plastic frame on my A unit was damaged, so I swapped it for the one in the B unit. The only problem, was that it was slightly too long, and not tapered. A little cutting and filing and it fit just fine. I don't know if you can do that (or the reverse) in HO scale or not. As long as the mounting tabs line up, getting the B unit powered shouldn't be a problem.
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gvdobler
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November 2014
595 posts
Posted by
gvdobler
on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 8:08 PM
Can you buy a second A unit and switch bodies or is that too easy?
I remember an article years ago about making a B unit for the P2K E8 because Life Like had said they were not going to make a B unit. The author just bought another A and a spare A body and merged the two , making a B unit. The point is the A chassis seemed to work fine as a B unit.
Let us know what you do.
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ericboone
Member since
January 2002
From: Minnesota
659 posts
Posted by
ericboone
on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 6:41 PM
Try using the "Index of Magazines" link at the top of the page to search. I don't remember that article myself.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Powering a Proto2000 E7B
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Anonymous
on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:58 AM
I understand there was an article in MR some time ago about powering a Proto 2000 E7B dummy unit. Anyone know which issue? Any other info on how to do this is welcome.
Thanks,
Paul Swartzendruber
Spring Valley, NY
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