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Hi out there:wave: Anyone ever had to get the tender apart on the Challenger by Athearn. I sure can't find a way to remove the cover. Don't want to force anything and break any parts. :eek: I hope someone out there has had one apart, as I sure need to get inside to repair. Thanks in advance

Take a look at CC Crow's web site. lots of good information on casting. Fine Hydrocal Castings by C. C. Crow - Availability and Price List - Model Railroad Structure Kits and Masonry Castings Hope this might help

If you are using DCC I don't think that you need to worry about an analog module. The module is for DC use only, as I interpret the information I read. Do a search on Blueline, and see what you can find. That is where I saw the info on the analog module. The price you stated is a good one...

Have no experience with these. I did note, that this is a $170.00 unit. Can use on just DC, but you will need a analog control module to operate the whistle,bell & other sounds. Then you will need a decoder if you are using DCC.

Don't know how to count the years.:confused: Dad got my brother and I a American Flyer set up back in the 50's. Had the layout set up in a upstairs hobby room.:thumb: Got back into trains (n scale) bounce7in the mid 60's. Been active ever since.

Boy this sounds cool.:cool: Just nine more days to go- Get to see some trains.bounce7 And just maybe pick up a good deal on some goodies.:thumb:

With the split frame ( It does have a split frame-right?) The contacts from the wheels makes contact with two side contacts, one on each side of the loco, this contact is pressed into the frame. That is what makes the two split halfs have power. One + one -. the motor is mounted in a plastic...

I am going to take a wild guess here. Could it be when you increse power, the motor torque is twisting the motor in the motor bracket and causing the copper strips from the brush holder to loose contact,To the frame,when you squeeze the halfs together it makes contact. That is what I would look...

Well so far I have installed only Lenz (ten or so), one LocSound, one TCS drop in, and one Soundtraxx. Most of all are in N scale. I have done three in Z scale. I guess I should count the one Digitrx, but I did not ever get it to work right. Will get a new board today, hope it works this time...

Hi Deano. Well there are no wires on this install, plug and play. There are the two motor contacts that make contact with the decoder. I don't like them so I replace with a small jumper wire and solder to the decoder. The split frame tabs that hold the board onto the frame were loose and I bent...

Opps:cry: Looks like I got two dots after the www First time posting a link, let me try again. maybe it will work for you when I get the address correct. Now I see that I have fat fingers, Tslk should be talk-that a and s are to close together.sign1 new link Litchfield Station, Home Page Well...

Don, I will be looking forward to going.:thumb: Sounds like a fun day. PM me with the details once you get them in order.

Hi out there. I have just installed a Digitrax DN 163AO decoder into a Atlas SD35 unit. Everyting went well, put on a program track everything read OK.:thumb: I did not program any new information. I test using the 003 address. Loco went forward so I let it run a few minutes. Did the same in...

T- Mac, Here is a link for Litchfieldstation. Tslk to Bruce if you call http://www..litchfieldstation.com

T-Mac, I think you can get a NCE Power Cab for about $140.00. Try Litchfield Station and do a search. Bruce will help you out. I am not sure about the freight, but if your from out of state (Arizona) there should not be any sales tax.:thumb: The Power Cab is expandable, start out slow (small)...

Well if you can operate each system. There might be something on one system or the other that you may not like. I just got a NCE Power Cab, and like it just fine. Pretty simple to hook up and operate. The one thing that NCE Power Cab will not do, and that is run a DC loco. I think each system...

Try North West Short Line. They have motors -gears- u-joints- shafting. All the things you need for a repower.:thumb:

Well I will give this a try. What you have are two sheaves, that are made up of two halfs. It looks like you have the one sheave mounted on the underside of your turn table. It should look like a v-grove pulley, if you have it together right. By the looks of the rest of the parts that you have...

Digitrax AR1 is one unit this should work. About $30.00:thumb: It's automatic too.

WOW! That is large for todays homes. Here in Arizona, I think that the builders are thinking that everyone owns a golf cart! Most homes have a very small garage. Most you can not park a full size 1/2 picup in. And they way they cram houses on the lots. Front of the homes are all garage door...