Hi Rusty and all, You can read on the S Scale Workshop blog my post on how I have slightly modified the USRA 0-6-0, installed a Tsunami and speaker inside the boiler and make it all wheel pick-up. I also shorten the drawbar to make a closer to prototype distance.
http://sscaleworkshop.blogspot.ca/2012/05/river-raisin-usra-gt-0-6-0.html http://sscaleworkshop.blogspot.ca/2012/05/river-raisin-usra-gt-0-6-0-part-2. html Simon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rusty Sent: December-11-12 6:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} River Raisin USRA 0-6-0 and DCC decoders The USRA 0-6-0 comes prewired with a DCC plug. It also has a DC diode lighting module installed at the factory for the; headlight, back up light and cab light for running on DC with the shorting plug installed. The model comes with light bulbs Before you just cut the wires open the boiler front and un plug the headlight. There is enough length to the headlight wire with the plug. Me being the idiot that I am just went snip, snip, snip. Then I looked, nice. My choice was to install a Tsunami. There appears to be enough room to mount it above the motor in the boiler. Like Mr Lane I will be installing the speaker in the boiler pointing up to the stack. There will be 3 wires running back to the tender though. Two for the backup light and one for tender power pick up. I considered making up all wheel power on the tender and installing a separate decoder just for the tender light but all of that programming makes my ears turn inside out and I get nose bleeds from the higher level of intellect required. I did make a new, shorter drawbar and trimmed the tender apron. I used a 0.700" hole to hole center on the new drawbar and made it out of 20 gauge nickel silver. J. Rustermier ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
