Virginian EL-3A electrics.
This unit electric set was imported by Alco models in 1978.
Again, this set was painted last Spring and is posted previously in this thread.
Video;
'Yard test' of the lead unit.
Pantographs and lead/trailing trucks will be added after all units are completed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfrM8P-sPyo
Driver install.
Journals slots in frame had the paint scraped away for electrical contact.
Instead of springs for each journal a long wire is used.
Testing for any binds and no shorts.
Motor and double gear boxes installed and DC tested.
Brake shoes added.
They are plastic so were removed so the 200 degree cooking of the paint didn't melt them.
I forgot that there are contacts on the insulated drivers and I had to remove the drivers to scrape off the paint on the contacts.
Paint scraped off the contacts.
2 sets of contacts so all 4 drivers pick up 'juice'.
Had to re-solder 2 of the driver retaining plate mounts with resistance soldering.
Voltmeter test to insure all contacts are touching the drivers.
Lead trucks paint removed where it contacts the axle to insure they 'roll'.
I missed applying the number to one of the electrics.
This was the lead unit. The center unit wasn't suppose to have a engine number and, last Spring, I labeled the center unit instead of the lead unit. OH WELL: most people will not know that the center unit was not numbered; Probably most people would notice if it was missing versus having the number on it!
A 6 pin connector was made to go from the super structure to the frame.
The pin is marked in white but, still, I put the red/black on the outside, the orange/grey next and the headlight in the center so, even if the connectors were 'switched' the engine will not 'smoke' the decoder; it will just run backwards.
All wires finished; Headlight and interior light on the white wire, green marker lights on the green wire and a PFM speaker on the violet wires.
Usually, I use TCS decoders in all my steam engines but they don't have one for electrics but Tsunami does.
Schematic. Plenty of wires for LED's.
Programming track.
'Read decoder' gave me this:
General description.
Engine address.
Saved in roster.
In the 'throttle' mode I had to page down to FX3 to turn on the marker lights.
I forgot to put a resister in the headlight and 'toasted' the LED.
New LED and resister added.
All exposed wire 'taped over'.
Interesting. Most parts are 'soldered on'; all the air tanks have screws to secure them to the frame.
Much better.
Initially, I thought I 'fried' the decoder but that blue light on the decoder indicates 'juice is on'.
Another 'throttle' test.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Lead/trailing trucks will be add later.
Pantographs, also, will be added later.
No use installing them during assembly and damaging them.
Thought the FX3 function to turn on the marker lights was F3, nada, tried 13 and nada.
Went to the 'throttle' on the programming track and counted down all the option to FX3 which as 23.
One engine 'down' 2 more to 'go'.
No use spending a lot of $$ on more sound decoders; just use the cheaper 'non sound' decoders in the other 2 units.
My other Virginian electrics. Painted last year.
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A rubber universal was damaged in my GN W-1 electric.
Thought I'd try fixing it versus using rubber tubing.
Drilled holes, added some brass wire and then some heat shrink tubing to form the original 4 prong universal.
Should 'work'!
GNRW had 2 of these. The largest electrics ever made. Even the lead and trailing trucks were powered.
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Southern MS-2 duplex 2-8-2 + 2-8-0.
Lead truck derailing so I added some lead weight.
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