Ron H posted:necrails posted:In keeping with this theme what would it take to place a battery in a boxcar, install a wiring harness and run a modern can motor? Would that battery drive a TMCC equipped
It can be done. That's what I wanted to do with all my TMCC locos. About 10 of them,,,However, The TMCC requires AC power at 60khz and this requires a miniature DC to AC inverter to convert the battery power to AC and I cannot find anything miniaturized and ready to go. I would probably have to have an engineer design one and have it built for me. I'll be selling my Tmcc units shortly. The conversion costs to RC are about $200 per loco with sound.
Yep, the DC/AC inverter is the problem. Lionel has the ability to make legacy boards that accept DC input. The American Flyer Legacy engines will run on DC power. They have not done that in O scale yet to my knowledge.
With all due respect Fred, please explain how I am creating an issue where there is none? I have battery powered tools, computers, tablets, headphones, hands-free devices, phones, flashlights, RC boats, RC cars, and RC planes in my house and it never fails that when I want to use one of them they aren't charged. The thought of keeping several dozen engines charged doesn't sound like fun to me. I would do it if it meant running on 2 rail track, but until battery technology progresses to the point where I can run for many hours on a charge and I can safely charge unattended, I still prefer track power.
