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 Posted - January 08 2012 : 10:56:25 AM
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Here's a shot of the current project I have on the bench. I wound .010 solid wire around the metal axles on opposite truck sides as wipers, then twisted an extension from each arc of wire where I soldered the LED wires. If the wiring looks backwards, it is- I mistakenly wired the LED backwards wit hthe positive lead connected to the black wire, so I had to wire it in backwards, so that the LED would work only when the unit was backing towards a freight car.
That weight is a Walmart 2 oz fishing weight (originally shaped like a football) on which I used my metalsmithing talents (an engineer's hammer) to conform to the inside of the frame.
With the metal wheels and the slight overweighting (+.5oz), this thing rolls like a bowling ball!
The painting work is underway, but I am still working on getting my Sioux Lake Decal set going. Ordering decal paper this week and have stabilized the image as a series of images in MS Word as imported jpgs, from which I will print decals. I will also use the same method for font creation.
Siouxlake/Ron
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Posted - January 08 2012 : 11:23:47 PM
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Hi Ron,
I'm not sure if this thread is the same as another in this forum, but I'll give you another idea...
You have the wipers/light hook up... get two more wires attached to each lead you have on the wires coming off the wheels... perhaps a lighter stranded wire and have them coming out the "B" end of the locomotive. You said this was going to be a calf unit...
When you have obtained the mate or cow to match it, identify the matching body/motor polarity and have two wires attached to them, and coming out the cab-end.
When you run the cow and calf together, matching wires attached as a real multi-unit connection.
You will have more than just 8 wheels giving the power connection to the calf and cow... if all the wheels are metal, you have 16 wheels instead! 
I'm sure you'll love this method. I've done this to my matching A & B units. Awesome results.
John
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Posted - January 08 2012 : 11:35:34 PM
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I call Hi-F units converted to be electrical pick-ups auxilary units;
PUP-E's = Pick ups Electric
The Hi-F's are ridiculous runners for the most part and not great pullers, but wired up using their native 8 wheel pickups w/o the motors will help you span switching blocks... and dirty track....
-Gareth
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