Anyone done a guide for a Bachmann V2 (31-563)

[Ian_B]

My son splashed his birthday cash on a Bachmann V2 (31-563) and came to me asking if I would chip it for him. On examination the Chassis is not DCC Ready and has a split chassis. Has anyone experience of chipping this type and assembled a guide?

Ian_B

[34theletterbetweenB&D]

Generically they are all alike, so you'll get the gist of it looking at any Bach split chassis decoder fit: A4, B1, V1/3, Jubilee, Scot etc. if there is no V2 guide

 

Specific to the V2, it's big enough that it is very easy to remove the keeper plate and temporarily allow the wheelsets to fall out of the chassis just enough that with the through screws and plugs released, the chassis halves can be opened half an inch at the top to get access to the motor terminals to fit the orange and grey wires and insulate from the chassis halves. Feature that makes it easer: the screwed on terminals to collect power from the trailing truck wheelset are ready made to attach black and red. A medium sized decoder will fit on the inside of the boiler backhead; the moulding is very thick and can be cut away inside if it is at all a tight fit for the decoder, I used Zimo MX64 on my split chassis locos (it was a while ago).

 

Test the running on DC before you start; in my experience this is one of the roughest of the split chassis mechs. It is often possible to improve matters with tweaks to the chassis half alignment on reasembly, best gauged by knowing what the starting point was.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/8241-Bachmann-v1v3-tank/

Edited September 12, 2017 by 34theletterbetweenB&D

[Ian_B]

Generically they are all alike, so you'll get the gist of it looking at any Bach split chassis decoder fit: A4, B1, V1/3, Jubilee, Scot etc. if there is no V2 guide

 

Specific to the V2, it's big enough that it is very easy to remove the keeper plate and temporarily allow the wheelsets to fall out of the chassis just enough that with the through screws and plugs released, the chassis halves can be opened half an inch at the top to get access to the motor terminals to fit the orange and grey wires and insulate from the chassis halves. Feature that makes it easer: the screwed on terminals to collect power from the trailing truck wheelset are ready made to attach black and red. A medium sized decoder will fit on the inside of the boiler backhead; the moulding is very thick and can be cut away inside if it is at all a tight fit for the decoder, I used Zimo MX64 on my split chassis locos (it was a while ago).

 

Test the running on DC before you start; in my experience this is one of the roughest of the split chassis mechs. It is often possible to improve matters with tweaks to the chassis half alignment on reasembly, best gauged by knowing what the starting point was.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/8241-Bachmann-v1v3-tank/

 

Thanks,

I'll let you know how it goes.

Regards

Ian_B