Hi Peter. As a potential future member of the Dead Rail Society I'm watching your progress with great interest. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Martin > On March 25, 2013 at 9:53 PM Peter Vanvliet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Group, > > Today I completed the installation of the S-CAB with battery power supply > system into my American Models FA-2 engine. I started Friday and worked on it > over the weekend as I had time. This is my second install of this system, so > it was a lot easier. I didn't have to figure out where all the wires needed to > go. Overall the installation went smoothly. I took my time (no deadlines). The > engine, of course, has a lot of space inside. However, I opted for the > custom-order two-battery solution for fear of the motor and gearing being too > much of a drain on the normal single-battery solution. I still need to do my > "endurance" test (to see how long this battery lasts), but so far so good. > > The one BIG thing I noticed was that I have a completely different engine > now. This thing is smooth, quiet, and responds wonderfully. I previously had a > Digitrax decoder in it, so the only real significant difference is the pure-DC > battery power that the motor is driven by. I still need to play with the CVs > to set the overall speed curve. The S-CAB system has 28 speed steps, but I > could only max it out at speed step 15. It was super fast; too fast for my > small layout. > > Anyway, if you are interested in seeing the installation photos, I wrote an > article and just uploaded it to: > > <http://pmrr.org/Equipment/FA2/index_LVL2_7.htm> > > > I absolutely love this system! > > - Peter. > > > -- > > Peter Vanvliet ( [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ) > Houston, Texas > > My Model Railroad Site <http://pmrr.org/> ( RSS feed > <http://pmrr.org/rss.xml> ) > Fourth Ray Software <http://fourthray.com/> > Houston S Gaugers <http://houstonsgaugers.org/> > N.A.S.G. <http://nasg.org/> > -- > > > > >
