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Thought you guys might enjoy, I've harvested an RS3 and converted my Williams F3 to battery powered Lionchief (not plus).

It needs quite a bit more work; Add JSTs for motors, switch to series wiring to slow down speed step 1, wire speaker, and remove power pickups from both powered and dummy locos.

Here's a quick video of it running on some of my new colored 3d printed plastic track.

https://youtu.be/xZuDldb885I

I really need to finish the CAD for turnouts.

If there's any interest, I have no problem offering my services to convert locos to deadrail (battery power) and remote control.

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Lucky 13, 

Looks like we were doing the same things back in November.  I harvested LC guts from an engine and installed into a Weaver with a dead board.  It ran well... 

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...nchief-donor-success

I also harvested two exact LC models and upgraded some RMT Beeps to double head a train with one LC remote.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...0#119259423414801440

The Weaver engine now has a LC RS3 PCB in it.  Maybe the same one you used... NYC 8222?  I have the same speed issue.  It runs a little fast.  I wired in series.  It runs slow very nicely all by itself, but now the engine struggles to pull a train.

Wondering if you had the same problem when you re-wired yours?

Thanks!

Ron

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Can someone expand on what battery pack was used to convert the lionchief to deadrail?  I am thinking this would make an ideal candidate for a track cleaning loco.  If lionchief runs off of a battery this seems like a quick and easy way to experiment with a battery operated loco, especially if one only needs forward and reverse functionality.

Bob, thanks for the response.  Follow on question, how important is the mah rating?  I understand delivering the correct voltage, I can't wrap my head around the mah rating especially since amazon doesn't seem to have the battery in your picture.  Would a rating of 3000 mah be harmful?  Would a lower rating not work?

LiPO battery voltages are always a constant in the range of 11.5 to 12.3 volts regardless of capacity.  Lower capacity would give a shorter run time between recharges, but would not have any negative effects. Higher capacity yields a longer run time, but the larger batteries may be difficult to fit in the loco shell.  A variety of various size batteries is available from a number of on-line sources.

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