DCC Conversion: Athearn Blue Box Locomotive

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10 ай бұрын

Basic DCC conversion of an Athearn Blue Box locomotive. May God Bless you!
* “DCC for a Blue Box Athearn loco (88)” • DCC for a Blue Box Ath...
*30 Gauge wire www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
*UHU Putty
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*LED Lights www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
*Kapton tape www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
*Heat Shrink Tubing www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

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@AndyMicoley1995 Ай бұрын

UPDATE. As of April 2024, I made styrene housings for the headlights to replace the plain electrical tape ones shown in the video for engine 407.

@flyboy2610 7 ай бұрын

I like your motor mount solution! I've never seen anyone do that before!

@MRHSDM316SD18186 Ай бұрын

I think that was the reason why Athearn cast the holes there; specifically for adding 2-56 screws in leiu of the plastic motor mounts.

@MRHSDM316SD18186 Ай бұрын

3M makes an "industrial" double backed tape that works very well; it comes on a roll with red backer.

@sadman68 4 ай бұрын

Great step by step instructions! Great Job. God bless you.

@johnbanicki7232 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Very informative! Thanks for sharing.

@billbarnes8192 4 ай бұрын

😊Andy I throughly I joyed your video, God speed

@charleswalsh9895 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for great instructions and bible lesson

@AndyMicoley1995 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome

@2011Maynard 7 ай бұрын

Just for clarification, 1. amperage draw is based on stall current, not what it draws while pulling. Stall current would be higher. 2. amperage displayed on the throttle is “.” and the number (eg .35, not 35) - huge huge difference.

@AndyMicoley1995 7 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@steve5526 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting, You never did show the fwd light being hooked up to both the yellow wire and white wire pads, did it work? and thanks for posting John 8:12, we need that light everyday.

@AndyMicoley1995 8 ай бұрын

You are welcome. I assume you are talking about the original bulb one? If so, yes it did. Amen to that!

@robertcornelius3514 5 ай бұрын

Is that newer style motor quieter than the original motor?

@AndyMicoley1995 5 ай бұрын

Not much quieter. The locomotive itself could affect performance and noise too. I have a small Athearn BB Rio Grande switcher that is reasonably quiet at slow speeds and performs well at slow speeds too for a motor of that type.