08-26-2016, 07:22 AM
I finished off the chassis last night so it can go off to get a decoder installed.
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I painted the frame, cylinders, yoke and drivers with flat black. I later cleaned off electrically important areas like the driver wheels with some Lacquer thinner. Like the other engines I used some Blacken-It on the rods.
![[Image: DSCF6058_zps6lshx12a.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF6058_zps6lshx12a.jpg)
I ended up using some testors semi-gloss clear on the sides on the motor and it's mount. It's a lacquer base so a bit tougher than enamel. The last thing I did before painting was to drill and tap a new screw hole in the frame between the cylinder casting and the yoke. this will be the second electrical pick up for the decoder.
Since I'm still using the open frame motor I have an older Digitrax decoder , a DH142 or a DZ123 that I will be using. Each has a 1.5 Amp rating with a 2 amp surge which should handle this application.
I painted the frame, cylinders, yoke and drivers with flat black. I later cleaned off electrically important areas like the driver wheels with some Lacquer thinner. Like the other engines I used some Blacken-It on the rods.
I ended up using some testors semi-gloss clear on the sides on the motor and it's mount. It's a lacquer base so a bit tougher than enamel. The last thing I did before painting was to drill and tap a new screw hole in the frame between the cylinder casting and the yoke. this will be the second electrical pick up for the decoder.
Since I'm still using the open frame motor I have an older Digitrax decoder , a DH142 or a DZ123 that I will be using. Each has a 1.5 Amp rating with a 2 amp surge which should handle this application.