Update time. I finally attempted this. There was a small issue, my 06 was wired up a little differently. There were wires from the pickups to the motor. After taking a deep breath, I cut the wires, unsoldered the capacitors and wires from the motor and went for it. For the results, see the attached video. The slow speeds are impressive, bearing in mind how this thing moves on the lowest DC power settings. Thank you for inspiring the confidence to do this. ruclips.net/video/2JscIYN0j1I/видео.html
Thanks for the video. I got one of these too, in blue BR livery, and was planning to fit it with a decoder. My suggestion to handle the wheelslipping: make the thing a lot heavier. I'll try it on mine and let you know how I solved the problem. Or maybe you already found a solution? And by the way, thanks also for the other vidéo, I really enjoyed the eBay rescue series !
Thank you. Let me know how the extra weight goes. I’m going to try Bullfrog Snot which it a paint on traction tyre sort of thing. I’ve seen it used a few times. I’ll post a video when I’ve tried it.
@@BuntersYard I've seen this in a video by Charlie from Chadwick ruclips.net/video/6DcI_DYUC0U/видео.html. I think I'll try extra weight first. Will certainly keep you updated.
@@BuntersYard Hi there. I just took a look at my own Class06. I see there is a lot of free (lost) space in front of the motor, as well as above the motor in the elevated part (fuel tank?). I shall also consider putting some weight on the floor of the cabin, which is invisible anyway. I'll have to wait to start working, no decoders left but I'm about to order new ones. Best regards.
Thank you. I will be trying this on my 'Pullman' class 06.
Good luck! Let me know how you get on.
Update time. I finally attempted this. There was a small issue, my 06 was wired up a little differently. There were wires from the pickups to the motor.
After taking a deep breath, I cut the wires, unsoldered the capacitors and wires from the motor and went for it.
For the results, see the attached video.
The slow speeds are impressive, bearing in mind how this thing moves on the lowest DC power settings.
Thank you for inspiring the confidence to do this.
ruclips.net/video/2JscIYN0j1I/видео.html
Well done. These are fairly easy locos to work on and understand. Glad you have had a good result
Good thanks, had done it years ago but this was a great tutorial.
needs traction bands or bullfrog snot on the wheels
Yes. Snot is the solution
Thanks for the video. I got one of these too, in blue BR livery, and was planning to fit it with a decoder. My suggestion to handle the wheelslipping: make the thing a lot heavier. I'll try it on mine and let you know how I solved the problem. Or maybe you already found a solution?
And by the way, thanks also for the other vidéo, I really enjoyed the eBay rescue series !
Thank you. Let me know how the extra weight goes. I’m going to try Bullfrog Snot which it a paint on traction tyre sort of thing. I’ve seen it used a few times. I’ll post a video when I’ve tried it.
@@BuntersYard I've seen this in a video by Charlie from Chadwick ruclips.net/video/6DcI_DYUC0U/видео.html. I think I'll try extra weight first. Will certainly keep you updated.
@@BuntersYard Hi there. I just took a look at my own Class06. I see there is a lot of free (lost) space in front of the motor, as well as above the motor in the elevated part (fuel tank?). I shall also consider putting some weight on the floor of the cabin, which is invisible anyway. I'll have to wait to start working, no decoders left but I'm about to order new ones. Best regards.
I also have one of these in BR blue to convert though I want to see if I can fit a sound decoder and a small speaker in it.
Any chance you could be a little less enthusiastic? My god
I appreciate your opinion
Leave him alone. Makes a pleasant change from the 'Look at meee, I'm a showman!!' of some of the American channels. 😁