Thanks we were in Durango Colorado last September and watched them load one onto a tractor trailer. It was gray and I hope to start up again and it will be one of my first purchase. Thanks again jim

Excellent video Jeremy! The Dallee E-Unit seems like a good way to revive a dead MTH proto 1 locomotive. Clever idea for mounting the board! Thanks for another informative video!

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Great comment Brad Sometimes it's good to be a hoarder I really enjoyed working through the challenges on this one.

Jeremy, outstanding video. I'm impressed with this e-unit boards features. You went ahead and tested the motors full current rating and opted for the highest ampacity board available. Many people may not do this because of price but it saves a headache of possibly replacing the board again. Your speaker mesh makes the installation look more professional.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the high praise Ed I really enjoyed overcoming the challenges this install threw at me. The next size smaller board is rated at 6 amps and is only $20 less than the 12 amp version I used. I must admit that the screw terminal block sure is a nice feature on the 12 amp board. I'm very happy with how this engine now operates. Soon I will make a video testing the parallel vs series motor connections. I also just picked up some tiny 12 volt incandescent bulbs so the headlights will work once more.

I like this. Good to see reviews of non Lionel and non MTH parts to restore stuff to operation. I like that you can easily switch between long hood forward and short hood forward.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

I'm happy you like the video. It was fun to work on.

Outstanding video Jeremy!! The excitement in your voice says it all when it began to move. Great job! I’m like you, I’d rather have a higher amp rating. It gives you peace of mind knowing you won’t overload it and blow out something. Great stuff and a nice save again. Tom

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I really enjoyed the problem solving on this one.

Great job Jeremy.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Corey, I enjoyed working out the challenges in this install.

Great video as always and fantastic work.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul. I'm very happy with how this engine runs now.

very interesting. I'm actually surprised those motors draw that many amps, considering they are relatively modern can motors. My old American flyer open frame motors with field windings don't draw that much, although I haven't tested stall current. I wonder if they used LED's originally for the lights. I noticed that when you changed direction one light would flash briefly and I have seen this behavior with LED's.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

This was a fun project. These are very strong motors. They switched to leds for proto 3 units. The bulbs in this Loco ended up being 5 volts. I will be changing out these for 12v ones. I'm a sucker for incandescent bulbs.

Been waiting for this video. Good job and enjoyable to watch my question is why do you want to connect the motors in series instead of parallel

@user-vf6hi8xy7f

2 ай бұрын

Also, for your bracket was it metal bracket grounded directly to the frame? Or did you insulate it?

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it Parallel connections were used as a first step. I will be making a follow-up video exploring the differences in operation and current draw between parallel and series.

@TooManyHobbiesJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Great question! With this board it doesn't matter. This board ended up being ground. If I used a Blunami board it would have to be insulated/isolated.