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Motorizing an Athearn RDC

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Posted by John-NYBW on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 2:26 PM

ATLANTIC CENTRAL

 

 
John-NYBW

My Athearn RDCs are both B&O. A dummy coach and powered combine. I disassembled the mechanisms on the powered unit to see what it would take to convert them to DCC but I should be able to put the parts back the way I got them. 

 

 

 

I model the B&O....... And I would not mind a couple more RDC's.

Sheldon

 

I can let you have them for just shipping costs since I don't think I want to go to the trouble of remotoring them and adding a decoder. My layout room is a mess and I'm not sure where I have put them. I know the combine was disassembled when I was looking at options to remotor it. I can leave it like that or reassemble it. I'm pretty sure it needs new rubber bands. Give me through the weekend to restore some order to the train room and I'll get back to you.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 6:37 PM

John-NYBW

 

 
ATLANTIC CENTRAL

 

 
John-NYBW

My Athearn RDCs are both B&O. A dummy coach and powered combine. I disassembled the mechanisms on the powered unit to see what it would take to convert them to DCC but I should be able to put the parts back the way I got them. 

 

 

 

I model the B&O....... And I would not mind a couple more RDC's.

Sheldon

 

 

 

I can let you have them for just shipping costs since I don't think I want to go to the trouble of remotoring them and adding a decoder. My layout room is a mess and I'm not sure where I have put them. I know the combine was disassembled when I was looking at options to remotor it. I can leave it like that or reassemble it. I'm pretty sure it needs new rubber bands. Give me through the weekend to restore some order to the train room and I'll get back to you.

 

OK, when your ready, send me a PM if that feature is still woring for you. If not, you can find me on Facebook easy enough.

Sheldon

    

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