08-27-2010, 11:41 PM
I have converted an older brass 4-6-2, and wasn't all that satisfied with the results....Those open frame motors really do put on quite a load on the decoder and they're not so hot on preformance either. If I were to do it again (and probably will.... 
) I'd swap out the motor. If you have a good bunch of locos, make the layout DC/DCC, that way you can run your brass on DC, and the newer engines on DCC. This'll give you a chance to convert at your own pace, and be easier on the pocketbook...
) I'd swap out the motor. If you have a good bunch of locos, make the layout DC/DCC, that way you can run your brass on DC, and the newer engines on DCC. This'll give you a chance to convert at your own pace, and be easier on the pocketbook...
Gus (LC&P).