I have loaded some photos into the photo section in a file called
Lister. By some miracle they seem to be a sensible size, I only wish I
could remember how I did it!
Lister 1
Top view, you can see that I have cut part of the footplate away under
the gear box. The red is the sleeve on the chip, will you notice it when
it's painted black?
Lister 2
This is the coupling pocket, drilled out, ground into a slot and cleaned
up with a fine file
Lister 3
The motor is the one supplied with the kit, I am worried that the
clearance between the brushes and the engine cover is so tight that I
might get shorts. With a DCC chip this will be fatal.
Lister 4
Branchlines new micromotor, just positioned to show how much more
clearance there should be. I have e-mailed Branchlines who say it is
rated at a maximum of 0.75 W at 12 volts, so it can draw 60 mW. However
Branchlines say that the windings are very fine and that it certainly
isn't recommended to run it at that for long. I won't be doing anything
which will make it so the old motor won't still fit.
Lister 5
The modified chassis block, the light catches where I have filed it away
Lister 6
Lister 2 was the modified coupling pocket, I have cut the pivot off the
Kadee and drilled a hole through the top of the coupling pocket, and
then drilled the hole in the coupling bar to match. My intention is to
drill into the end of the shortened coupling bar, and put in a short
length of wire. I think I can find room then for a Slaters buffer spring
to act to centre the Kadee.
Lister 7
Drawing of the footplate, I've cut away the green area.
That's progress so far, I know one or two are holding off DCC because
you aren't supposed to be able to do Roy's Lister, but I reckon I'm well
on the way to getting it done.
Further Episodes to come.
Frank
