As GRJ mentioned, LionChief is an easy conversion to battery power. I posted a battery powered LC+ conversion on the forum in 2017. Details on this setup were published in the LCCA magazine in 2019. For the ultimate in low cost, in 2011 I constructed a loco RC powered by a NiMH battery and based on a 49MHz 2 channel receiver removed from a $10 Newbright toy car. This setup is still running perfectly today. Also, As Bob D. mentioned, except for the LionChief conversion, I have always stripped down to the motors and a bare chassis for each conversion.
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