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ray_m
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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:04 am Post subject: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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This is an old Rivarossi HO Heisler which was regauged to On3 and has a V&T Shops conversion kit installed. This was the same Heisler I built the cab for.
The early Rivarossi Heisler only had 4 wheel electrical pickup and had trouble with unpowered frogs and dirty track.
To install wipers to all wheels I removed the spring disks that transmit electrical power from the axles to the rims of 2 wheels per truck.
For each side of each truck I fabricated a T shaped mount for 2 1/32" X 5/16" .003" bronze wipers.
The mount and 2 wipers were clamped to a piece of wood and soldered
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ray_m
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: Re: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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A wire was soldered to each assembly and temporarily glued to the truck.
A thin brass washer was filed to fit into the truck frame and soldered to each wiper mount.
A spring is used to keep the assembly in place.
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ray_m
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: Re: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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The bottom cover was re-installed and the wires run to the motor.
The original Rivarossi brake detail was glued to the PC bracket.
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philip
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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flirting with 0n3 eh?
look great!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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ray_m
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Improved electrical pickup on an On3 Heisler |
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| philip wrote: |
flirting with 0n3 eh?
look great! |
Yea, this belongs to a good friend from the club.
I could get hooked on O scale. If I only had the room. |
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Now that is some masterful work Ray, I bet she runs much better now 
Jim
