I am looking for suggestions to improve the electrical pickup on the two Porters. Thanks, minerjoe
Maybe by adding some weight.
I'd like to know how to DCC the Porters.
Quote from: mikep on January 19, 2009, 03:40:11 PM
I'd like to know how to DCC the Porters.
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19412
Thanks for that.
here's a quote from the All Model Railroading website about poor pickup
"change out those 0-4-0 plunger springs for Kadee freight truck springs for a better pick-up, longer life and resistance to shorts!"
Blooming heck, been a long time since I wrote that piece of advice.
It only applied to the early 0-4-0s
Not so sure it applies to the latest ones in production.
The newer Porters built in the last few years have a new chassis without plungers. I install DCC differently without taking the frame apart. The decoder is in the cab with a channel milled in the underside of the water tank to handle the wires.