Would anyone know how to take the spring out of a peco double slip switch? I want to put tortoise switch machines on it but the tension is too high. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

It seems to be that the throw wire on tortoise switch machines is not stiff enough to throw a peco switch. Does any one know whether its best to drill out the tortoise and use a heavier gauge, stiffer wire or cannibalize the peco switch ?
Any ideas , thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Tom

   I own a copy of the locomotive cyclopedia from 1941. It used to belong to the B+O rail transit shop. This is a reference book 2 1/2 inches thick that they used in the repair shop. It has every steam, diesel and electric loco that was in use in 1941 on all U.S. railroads, scale diagrams, (blueprints) every detail you can imagine. How can I shre this with interested party's?

     Tom

I've seen so many ways to wire a bachmann spring contact motor for dcc on the internet its amazing. some say clip the tab off and solder to the brush cap, some cut the tab and solder to that, They all say to wrap tape or something around the connections and to mark the motor so you know which way is up. If you look closely the motor is marked with an N on the plastic case end, thats where the gray wire goes but first clip the spring tab leaving about 3/16", tin it , then put 5/16" of 3/64" shrink tube on your wire lead, solder it to your motor tab, slide the shrink tube all the way over cut tab up to the round brush cap (its real tight but it will fit over) heat the shrink tubing tight and bend the tab back over the brush cap and you've got a permanent no nonsense safe and clean looking brush connection without a chance of a short.

Tom

Would anyone know where and if I could get a new motor for a bachmann F7? It looks just like the one in the "Plus" SD45, says kader 881 on it.

thanks,
Tom

Help me please for some reason my common sense isn't working today. Heres my question, with a nce d13sr decoder and 3mm yeloglo led do I use the 4-9 volt resister or the 10-16 volt resistor that came with the leds?
I'm thinking 10-16 but I'm not sure. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
                            Thanks, Tom

does anyone know what decoder I could/should use with a bachmann plus sd45? How about older ft units? has anyone done these conversions? any input would be a great help thank you,
Tom