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Post by domi on Apr 26, 2018 7:58:15 GMT -5
Guys, thank you very much. Your messages above, including pics, will already be great help.  Dom |
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Post by bogtudor on Dec 22, 2018 4:36:02 GMT -5
Also, DO NOT TRY AND BEND THE MOTOR TABS !!! It will screw up the motor poles. Most of the PC board I have seen were well centered, never off to the sides. But they can be close to the side frames so place a piece of Kapton (orange, high temperature tape) or simple black electrical tape or Styrene strip. The DCC boards are a different story. Even though the PC board tabs look the same as the DC version, many barely touch the motors (the GP-38 motor is the best, whereas the SD-45 and other later motor tabs have a flat top). This makes it harder to get the tabs to make contact with the motor tabs. On the SD45, SD70ACe and new ES44's, there isn't the wide 'slot' under the PC board do both the Digitrax and TCS decoder's components touch the frame an force the PC board to bow up in the tab area, making it additionally harder to make contact. How do you solve the contact problem on newer SD70ACe and new ES44's with the flat motor tabs? Best regards, Bogdan |
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lumming
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collecting CN CPR VIA BCR ARR
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Post by lumming on Jan 13, 2019 13:37:58 GMT -5
Hello , bought 2 GP38-2 (CPR and CN) and have the same problem with a broken chassis. First I thought it was my mistake. But I equipped about 40 locos with decoder and have enough experience not to demage the chassis. Now I found the post in the forum about the broken GP38-2 . Think, AZL can help and will help. Have about 25 AZL locos, but only one problem with this type of loco. Attachments:
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