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This particular loco, no - but, I have upgraded several Williams locos, diesel/electric

and steam. All the diesels/electrics are essentially identical internally, so...

 

Piece of cake; if you have the scale GG1 with a plastic body, even better. Antenna will

be a 60-second installation, as there is no die-cast body/insulation issue - and this is

not an issue, as they tell you how.

 

As recent (that is, post-brass/Samhongsa) Williams locos - except for the mechanically excellent new WBB 4-6-0 - are all geared marginally to poorly, you will definitely want

to spring for the Cruise Commander rather than the less-expensive DC Commander.

Both work (I used the DC Commander in my WBB 4-6-0 - doesn't need Cruise), but

Cruise in your GG1 will be welcome.

 

Try it; it's straightforward. Just be patient with it and yourself, as it is apparently

your first time.

 

And:

 

Read The Instructions!! (Available online at Modern Toy Train Parts, if you want to

scope it out before a purchase). 

The motion detector is a little circuit I brewed up to sense when the motor had power, hence sensing motion.  It drives a relay with two sets of contacts.  One set switches out a resistor to turn the headlight on to full brightness when we start moving, the other set of contacts opens up the cab light so they go out when we start moving.  These are features of many Legacy and PS2/3 locomotives, and I wanted them for my TMCC conversions.

 

I used individual LED's for the markers and headlights, and the cabs are lit using incandescent bulbs, I just like the wide angle lighting they give me.

 

PS:  The ERR site for RailSounds Commander works for me, don't know what happened when you tried it.  Here's what I see for the link.

 

 

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