On Wednesday, October 3, 2001, at 05:17 pm, Ciambrone, Steve @ OS wrote:
> Has anyone installed R/C into an Excelsior yet? The rear bunker is > fitted > with a R/C switch cutout as supplied and I have some ideas of what to > do but > would like to see how someone has attacked the same problem. I am only > interested in controlling the throttle at this point. > > > begin 600 winmail.dat > M>)\^(C80`0:0"``$```````!``$``0>0!@`(````Y`0```````#H``$(@`<` > M&````$E032Y-:6-R;W-O9G0@36%I;"Y.;W1E`#$(`06``P`.````T0<*``,` > M"0`1`#4``P`W`0$@@`,`#@```-$'"@`#``D`$0`U``,`-P$!"8`!`"$````X Dunno what the hash is Steve but Excelsior is controlled with a single servo for speed AND direction, the original 'throttle being used as just a 'steam stop valve'. It works in the same way as single channel Pearse locos and the reversing piston valve below the smoke box is actually a reverser regulator. You need to remove the reversing gate, fit a servo in the sidetank and make up a linkage using partly the reversing linkage already in place Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands & Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall
