Which 12v trains can be easily convered to Power Functions?

[Tarby99]

Hi,

Does anyone know which 12v trains can be converted to the new power function remote/receiver/motor?

And what do I need to watch out for if I go ahead and convert one?

I see the wisdom in one of the posts I have seen about running lots of trains on tracks indeptendly and not having to coin out too much on isolating the tracks etc.

Tarbs

[Sokratesz]

Assuming you mean a PF train motor (and not an M or XL), any train with a large enough loc to hide the batterybox:

7725

7740

7745

7750

They all have 6 wide locs allowing you to put the battery box in the middle and completely hiding it from view. You can of course motorize smaller locs by putting the batteries in a car behind it.

I might also be able to help you acquire a (cheap but not 100% original) 7760, the blue one from your sig, and a 7730.

- Sok.

Edited October 27, 2011 by Sokratesz

[Tarby99]

Thanks for that on the PF. I think I might get a set from eBay and try it out.

I am interested in the suggestions on the engines you mention. Can you message me?

Thanks

Tarby

[cimddwc]

Coincidentally, a couple of days ago I experimented with PFing... PFifying... erm, converting my 7740 to PF. Of course it's easy to fit the battery box inside, modifying the roof a little to allow space for the plug(s) and access to the power switch.

I tried with the IR receiver inside the back cab, and signal reception (with fresh batteries in the remote, if that matters) through the windows was actually quite okay, though not equally from all directions and distances; so I'll modify that roof part too to make a hole for the receiver.

What I noticed (and remember having read before somewhere): In curves, the motor cable may, well, not really get stuck, but move not that smooth on tha underside of the baseplate - modern baseplates have a smooth surface there, the old ones don't.

Also, the old wheels have more friction than the new ones. Not a problem for shorter trains, but I had traction problems pulling 4 or more classic coaches; adding some more weight to the engine helped a bit with 4, but since I want to run that train with 7 or 8 coaches, I better use 2 motors... seems to barely work with added weight for better traction, though I just tested that temporarily and didn't put the weights inside – nor put all the cables in a neat place, for that matter. Best choice for me, I guess, is to swap all the wheels for new ones and maybe get new magnets since they seem to be a bit stronger than the old ones, too (and they occasionally came loose, mostly between engine and first coach when the acceleration was too big for the coaches' friction).

[Sokratesz]

Thanks for that on the PF. I think I might get a set from eBay and try it out.

I am interested in the suggestions on the engines you mention. Can you message me?

Thanks

Tarby

You need 10 posts to be able to use the PM system :) You can e-mail me from my profile.

- Sok.

[pikappa79]

I converted to PF set 7745: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=59054