THEMA: Repairing/Sounding Trix ICE-1 N12123(JPG,MP4)

Hello

At last, my hands are coming to my old 3-car  N Trix N12123 ICE-1 with bad motor.

I lengthen it to 6 car train!

Now, train consists from 2 separate identical 3-car trains with hot locos, motor & sound.  
Each sub-train has constant couplings with wires for current pickup joining in aim to achieve uninterruptable soung and good pickup!  
One intermediate coupling, which join both sub-trains haven't any electrical joinings and easy uncoupleable!


New train are mooving as follows:

Departure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFuz9S3dyMs

Arrival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi30aPXJgaI

Test of syncronoous move of 2 parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWyUBuguEhE


DETAILS:


1)Motor test at 9V (idle running) :
TRIX motor - 350 mA
Maxon Kit for ICE-1- 7 mA!

There is no words for TRIX company!


2)
Old passenger car current electric pickup proceed strong brking, and one loco move 3 car train at hill 2.5% with strong difficulties!
I discard it at all!
I make needle-current conductive bearings for all wheels and axles with axle-isolators.

Now, one loco  without traction tires can freely move 6 cars at 2.5% hill!

See picture how to make:

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3)Trucks were springed using old current pickup springs:
See picture:


http://uploads.ru/?v=0niVw.jpg

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4) Old TRIX coupling disable vertical movements of cars and lead to crashes!  
They were deleted.
I make my own couplings with wires in aim to allow cars freely move vertically:

See pictures:


http://uploads.ru/?v=LdVvq.jpg


5) There is a magnetic uncoupleable coupling between 2 sub-trains:
See pictures there:

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6) LoudSpeaker were placed to fuel tank instead of pantograph switcher.
See pictures:


http://uploads.ru/?v=eNoQ0.jpg


7) Pantograph was joined to decoder's inside power  via 2 diodes, in aim to pass reverse loops and give more stable power.

8) 2  Locos have tantalum  powerpacks in aim to achieve uninterruptable sounds!

9)  Loco has Axle-springing:
See picture:

http://uploads.ru/?v=eDqI6.jpg

10) Loco trucks also has springing:
See pictures:

http://uploads.ru/?v=ydTqC.jpg

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11) Old truck contact with loco body add noise and momentum. therefore it  was substituted by wires:
See picture:

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12)Opened loco with whole circuitry and decoder:
See picture:

http://uploads.ru/?v=KYCX6.jpg

13) Couples allow to store train as constrictor:

http://uploads.ru/?v=1yWZP.jpg


14) Total ICE 1 Photo at depot station:

http://uploads.ru/?v=t1q34.jpg

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15) Please ask Questions.

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Vadim