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Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2004Bachmann 2-6-2 gear reduction?
I've got the little Bachmann 2-6-2 (smoke & light) for my daughter. The problem is that the smoke generator requires the locomotive to run at Mach speeds for it to work decently. Does anyone know of a gear-reduction kit for these little locos, or of a gearset that would work to reduce speeds? Or maybe there is something else I need to do to make it smoke at lower speeds? I've actually turned the Prairie into an 0-6-0. Being that it is a cheapo locomotive, it wouldn't run around the rails properly. Remove the front and rear trucks...Presto! Works great! ;) Cheers! »» Jan Kohl ::: computer security consultant ::: the pits - http://www.theuspits.com castle graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com Not bad - it WAS a 0-6-0 before Bachmann started messing with it! Jim Bernier > I've got the little Bachmann 2-6-2 (smoke & light) for my daughter. The problem is that the smoke generator requires the > locomotive to run at Mach speeds for it to work decently. Does anyone know of a gear-reduction kit for these little locos, or [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the pits - http://www.theuspits.com > castle graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com Set the loco up for DCC (OH, MY GOD, Bob is recommending DCC!) and the loco will puff quite nicely while the speed control can be done without fear. Putting the smoke generator on a light or other control will allow it to be turned off when you don't need it. -- Bob May Losing weight is easy! If you ever want to lose weight, eat and drink less. Works every time it is tried! AAAAhhhh...great idea, Bob. Hadn't even considered that. Unfortunately, at the moment, it's a bit of a pipe dream to DCC this loco...since nothing else is DCC. Any other ideas? Cheers! Jan > Set the loco up for DCC (OH, MY GOD, Bob is recommending DCC!) and the loco > will puff quite nicely while the speed control can be done without fear. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Losing weight is easy! If you ever want to lose weight, eat and drink less. > Works every time it is tried! > AAAAhhhh...great idea, Bob. Hadn't even considered that. Unfortunately, at the moment, it's a bit of a pipe dream to DCC this > loco...since nothing else is DCC. Any other ideas? Put a resistor in series with the motor but not the smoke unit. Actually, a set of diodes in series will do the job better (use a full wave bridge and put diodes as desired between the + and - pins so that the current flows. This will just change the starting voltage on the motor without restricting the current flow. As to gearing changes, you will have to pretty much make up something yourself and try not to change the gear out on the driver as you may not be able to get the driver to match the others for quarter. -- Bob May Losing weight is easy! If you ever want to lose weight, eat and drink less. Works every time it is tried! |
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