Weekend Photos - September 2024

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Hmmm...I didn't realize Lionel made DC-only equipment during the MPC era. I have an 8310 laying in my parts bin...I'm wondering if that's similar. I presume DC-only would be a can motor(?)

DC-only is a can motor without any electronics to rectify AC. The engine weights 14.5 ounces. I paid $9.00 for it.
Most of these 8300 series have plastic shells but the 8310 has a ZAMAC (or maybe pot metal) shell, a universal motor, and a 2-way reverse unit.

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Thanks Wayne. Haven’t used it yet. These two were set up for ho. They had 30 and 50 ohm rheostats in them. I need to find some 15 ohm stats. Also these have the T40 transformer which I think is the 4 amp. I am on the lookout for the big transformers as well lol. I think I should be able to run single locs on this as is although the rheostats may not live long!

Yeah, my C 25 has a 50-ohm rheostat. But, that is a good thing because I plan to rewire it as a potentiometer and use it to control voltage instead of current.

Yes, T40 would have a 4 amp rating.

I would think the transformer in my C-25 would be a T25 but it might not be. The 1960 Marnold Catalog indicates a T-3B for a C-25. The B indicates it is center tapped.
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Source: https://www.glkinst.com/test-equipment/ ... g_1960.pdf

[Dennis Holler]

Agreed, Def on the lookout for larger transformers lol. I probably have some real beefy ones leftover from some gutted console stereos but would need to go compare specs

[healey36]

Hmmm...I didn't realize Lionel made DC-only equipment during the MPC era. I have an 8310 laying in my parts bin...I'm wondering if that's similar. I presume DC-only would be a can motor(?)

DC-only is a can motor without any electronics to rectify AC. The engine weights 14.5 ounces. I paid $9.00 for it.
Most of these 8300 series have plastic shells but the 8310 has a ZAMAC (or maybe pot metal) shell, a universal motor, and a 2-way reverse unit.

That's about what I paid for the tenderless 8310. Thanks for the info...I haven't cracked it open yet, but it would be fun to try to get it back to looking like an 0-4-0 switcher. I have an MPC-era slope-back tender, so not a stretch to reconfigure. The extended coupler-less pilot is the butchered up bit.

I'll get to it eventually.

[Norton]

I built this years ago for our club. I used a an Acme commercial transformer and a variac for voltage control. This will provide 25 amps at 20 volts but I used a pair of TMCC lock ons which limits max current to ten amps. Acme makes many sizes of their transformers, these were salvaged from a dumpster.



This just for reference. Ignore the price, they can be found at a quarter of that plus Acme makes smaller ones.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204389883058?_ ... BM9LiKksVk

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264357176766?_ ... R9DouZLFZA


Pete

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Thank you for the hint, Pete. That is a nice looking power supply.

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INSIDE A MARNOLD C-25-B POWER PACK

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Something interesting is going on at both ends of the Marn-O-Stat.


Green Copper Carbonate (CuCO3·Cu(OH)2).

This material forms on copper just from water. In this case, the C-23-B came from St Petersburg, Florida. The day I purchased it the humidity in St. Petersburg was 90%. Water starts collecting on things when air humidity exceeds 50%.

This kind of corrosion is accelerated by electric current between dissimilar metals. It is called Galvanic Corrosion.

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Dissimilar metals in the C-25-B at the point of corrosion:
Copper--Tin/Lead alloy (solder)
Copper--Nickel Chrome Alloy (Nichrome wire)

[Dennis Holler]

Yes, my reostats are looking about the same.

[healey36]

Okay, in between clean-up stints in the basement, I took occasional breaks to make a paper version of Marx's West Side Warehouse:



Butchered up the base a bit, but it seems serviceable. Made the original's plastic bits using scraps of paper, cardboard, and basswood found around the workbench. I'll likely use this halfway back on the layout, a place where the defects aren't quite so obvious.

I used the shots Ed Berg posted on his blog https://toyconnect.blogspot.com/2011/10/marx-westside-warehouse.html edited a bit using MS Paint. Not too complicated.

Back to the basement...

[HONDO74]

Looks like the one Marx made.

[healey36]

Great pic, Hondo; looks like it's in really nice shape (unlike most I've ever seen). I think it was originally in Marx's The Untouchables playset...would be neat to know what else was in there. Thanks for posting that pic.

[HONDO74]

The other building in the play set is just a street scene tinplate front not a full building like the warehouse.



Here is a link to the play set
http://www.marxplaysets.com/Playsets/TV ... 08656.html

[healey36]

It looks like there's someone on Etsy offering 3D printed repros for the plastic bits on the warehouse.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1380873751/marx-untouchables-warehouse-parts?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=marx+west+side+warehouse&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&frs=1&sca=1&content_source=dd2bcf9e4a747fdda96f21e9c15ce502a57a7908%253A1380873751&organic_search_click=1