[RedgateModels]

WD Austerity DCC

by RedgateModels

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??? originally posted on Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:50 am

Firstly, invert the loco and support it (I use a Peco servicing cradle). Remove the front bogie and unclip the dummy brake cylinder underneath the cab. This gives access to the fixing screws as below



Make sure you have unclipped the cab handrails and gently ease off the body. It might be a bit stiff, but it does come off! The next pic shows the top of the motor with the PCB and carrying plate that needs to be removed



Unsolder the black and red wires from the PCB and the wires leading to the motor, remove the whole PCB and black plastic carrying plate.



Now, trim the wires from the decoder (a Lenz Silver in this case) to length, solder according to the usual "red, black to the track, orange and grey the other way", make sure you've threaded some heatshrink over the red and black wires from the pickups before soldering, test all is OK, shrink the heatshrink, pop a small strip of tape over the motor to insulate it from the decoder and reassemble - job done.



Oh, and a little silcone grease on the gears and light oil on the motor bearings whilst you have it apart
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Comment posted by Trains4U on Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:28 am

Saves me a job!

Just how I would have done it.
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??? posted on Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:57 pm

I'll take that as a compliment, you should even recognise the heatshrink

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