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> In these photos you can also see my Metra train and radio-controlled SuperChief:
> "http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=683583". This engine uses the
> Lego Racers radio control unit to provide power from the track to the motors.
> The PC board of the unit is exactly 6 bricks wide making it very easy to install
> in an 8wide engine. I ran extra wires to the trucks so that power pickup and
> motor control are separate. The daughterboard on the PCboard has been
> re-attached with a flex cable to permit it to stand vertical, and the switches
> were moved to the top of the board as well.
>
> - Brian Williams
I know this is an old thread but if you're still out there Brian I am interested
in knowing more about your radio control mods. From what I can work out fromthe
pics you were using the two channel version, what did you do with the steering
output? Also how did you un-attach the daughterboard, did you unsolder or cut
the pins?
You mentioned that you moved the switches to the top of the board, I was
considering moving the coil to the bottom but looking again at the amount of
items sticking up from the top versus the bottom I think your idea is better.
Was moving the switches hard?
Tim
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