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How hard is it converting a loco to battery power?
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Greetings All; I'm a bit new to large scale RR and forums as well, so please forgive if I err; I have played with HO for many years, but never had that dream layout. Would like to battery power my Bachmann Shay, and have read batteryman's articles; however, I am reluctant at this point to rip apart a rather expensive Loco and do the wrong thing and have to re-do the job. A few questions for those more knowledgeable than I: What would be the voltage requirements? What size battery would work best with least destruction of internal structure of boiler, and at the same time be large enough to give a respectable run time? I have some electronic training,( just enough to be slightly dangerous)but don't understand all I know about that. Any help would be hot. Thanx, Lordhawke (Jeff) PS I have visited George Schreyer's website but to me, the pics arenot quite as clear as I need them to be. It is a good site however! Will visit it much more!
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