bluetooth battery power for o guage ?!!!!!

Helmut,

Yes, it was a K-Line Plymouth switcher.  I gutted it, put new Altas 2-Rail 36" freight wheels on it and repainted the frame.  The board fits between the mounts for the body.   I'm not sure if having the battery under the board will be too tall for the original body.  I think the battery would fit in the cab, but will need to measure it out.  I plan to 3D print a new one since the original is diecast and it gives me an excuse to try something new. 

Larry

thx Larry!

If you take the smoke unit out, there's quite a bit of room in the Plymouth, it takes up pretty near the whole body forward of the cab.  OTOH, I'd hate to lose the smoke, that's a cool feature in something this small.

Larry,

Check out the FreeRails forum:

http://www.freerails.com/

Someone over there may have already done this.

I usually get my batteries from All-Battery:

http://www.all-battery.com/index.aspx

but I use 2000Mah NiMh and 2200 LiPo batteries in my engines, leaning more towards the NiMh these days, mainly for standardization.  You'll also need a charger, plus any on/off switches and a charging jack if you want to charge it inside the engine.

Depending on the gearing, 9.6v can run just about anything at a good speed.  I get over 2 hours run time and it takes that long to recharge them (DON'T fast charge!!!)

If you don't think you'll need 2+ hours run time a smaller battery should do you well, and be cheaper too.  I've found All-Battery also sells on Amazon and/or Ebay and is usually cheaper and free shipping.  They give sizes for their batteries so you can make a mockup of the battery and see if it fits before you buy.

Thanks for the info Bob!  

Larry