THEMA: KATO EH200 and KATO EH500 Digitizing(Videos)

Hello again after a long period of my abscense!
At last, i ve digitized my   КАТО ЕН200 и ЕН500 locos and adopt it for applicable mooving

Photo after reconstruction:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6101/5475818.a/0_6e405_d66d689d_orig

CONSTRUCTION:
This Locos have all axles powered and pickuped,  They powered - OK, but trere is not ok with electric pickup!
This locos have 1 motor, good plastic and coupling between 2 sections.

Pantographs:
These locos have non-workable and nonconductable pantographs. Therefore, in aim to pickup DCC, i used Sommerfeld pantographs! They are connected to underroof motherboards via conductive springs and feed 2nd shoulder of decoder's rectifier in aim to improove electric pickup via wheels.


REPAIRABILITY:
it was made more convenient to open EH500.  But, on the contrary, it's very problemmatic to open  EH200(Blue)


DIGITIZEABILITY:
ЕН500 has space for decoder and wires under roof. EH200 - hasnt! It must be milled.

Both locos have axles and trucks in fixed horisontal plate. They are not sprunged. Therefore, inspite of a lot of axles - there are very bad current pickup! (See below how to cure it)
Decoder is placed at motor section. 7 flexible wires connect both section together. They are wheels, powerpack, pantographs, directional and cabin lights. Powerpack is placed at second section in the free space where motor is abscent.


MOOVING ABILITY:

ЕН200 is more noisy in comparison of EH500. Both locos often loose shunts and all wheels  need to be springrd.

How to modify current pickup lameles, see there:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4801/vadimav.2/0_3efdd_791df952_S

Full metodology is there:

http://qps.ru/g2Qhw]http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vadimav/album/125846/


The mooving capability after modification see there:
ЕН500:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfV4ndfl9M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TQwJTaj3TI

ЕН200:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFqrWIanWY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z9J8PeDFMU

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Vadim

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