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I am in the process of converting my Athearn BB GP-50 to DCC. The loco is a smooth runner and has the gold color motor and flywheels. I haven't tested the amp draw but a store I visited said all BB's draw too much current to convert to DCC. I want to also add sound. I'm curious what the cut...
I know it is not recommended practice, but unfortunately at this time the only version of this carriage is available from Marklin at a reasonable price. It looks almost identical to the old Roco offering 45262. Second hand prices are almost as much and sometimes more than new!
I am an engineer...
Hey,
I finally got some "real" track the other day. A hobby shop had a sale on an Atlas track pack, so no more power-loc!!!:)
But, my next endeavor is custom-building all the skyscrapers, and I was wondering what the best way is to convert all the prototype heights to HO scale...