General Discussion (Model Railroader)

Just thought I'd let you all know I've got a short movie on my computer now, but it's a 50MB mpeg for 1 1/2 minutes of video. I'll try and find a way to size it down before I post it, since it even runs slow on my computer.

SteamFreak wrote:

Just upload it to YouTube or Photobucket. They automatically compress it into Flash format.

That's pretty cool! Thanks for letting me know about that, or I probably NEVER would have uploaded it!

(edit) Oops, that didn't work. Let's see if this works:
http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/DarthSantaFe/?action=view&current=BachmannDD40.flv

What, you re-powered it but didn't add a sound decoder?

Tisk tisk tisk.

DSF:

Nicely done. It should be a real brute.  Where did you get your Mabuchi motors?  

By the way, what modifications did you do to the stock pancake drive?  I am very curious, because the weird layout seems like it would be really unfriendly to modifications.

Autobus Prime wrote:

Nicely done. It should be a real brute.  Where did you get your Mabuchi motors?

I got them from a very reliable eBay seller, the K4 Supply Company. Here's the link to his auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/Parts-Small-12V-Motor-for-Model-Train-Mabuchi-FK-130SH_W0QQitemZ190111687954QQihZ009QQcategoryZ484QQcmdZViewItem He's still got about 30 left.

By the way, what modifications did you do to the stock pancake drive?  I am very curious, because the weird layout seems like it would be really unfriendly to modifications.

I switched it to front wheel drive instead of the standard rear wheel drive, added a little weight (not much, because the old motor was too weak for anymore), and made sure everything was very clean and well lubricated. The only thing that could've made it run better was a second power truck and better tires.

Wow, it's been two months now since I posted this. I guess some topics were just meant to live.

Darth Santa Fe wrote:

Wow, it's been two months now since I posted this. I guess some topics were just meant to live.

Old threads never die...

It sounds very quiet, Darth, even with all of those wheels and gears. The FK-130's are pretty silent.

Now you just have to doublehead it with your new Big Boy.

SteamFreak wrote:

It sounds very quiet, Darth, even with all of those wheels and gears. The FK-130's are pretty silent.

It's actually kind of loud in person, but still not bad. You're right, those motors are pretty silent.