Powering TS3 and HP Hogwarts with XL PF Motor?

[Billius]

Hi, hello this is my first post after just joining EB. My apologies if this has been covered before but I can't see a previous posting...

As a family we've just received TS3, HP Hogwarts Express and the Emerald Night (EN) Lego railway sets for Christmas.

I also have multiple PF/IR accessories -

3x#8882 Power Functions XL Motor,

2x#8878 Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box,

#8887 Transformer 10v DC adapter,

2x#8884 Power Functions IR Receiver,

2x#8870 Power Functions LED Lights,

2x#8879 Power Functions IR Speed Remote Control and

#8885 Power Functions IR Remote Control + battery box and 'old' non PWM Power Functions IR Receiver.

Obviously i can use the PF set to motorize the Emerald Night - which I will do in the next day or so.

However what I really need advice is how to motorize the Hogwarts Express and the TS3 sets USING PF XL MOTOR - not using traditional #8866 9V RC motor (available from S@H)

The reasoning here is that i have the XL #8882 motors already and also its hard to get hold of the new more efficient '#8866 like' 9v PF Train Motor without buying the #7938 Passenger train. Plus I'd like to use a similar wheel and piston setup as the Emerald Night on the TS3 and HP Hogwarts Express.

I know the wheels are small on the HP hogwarts express so I also bought an extra TS3 set for the parts (it was half price) - so I have another set of the large steam locomotive wheels.

Please can anyone advise how to go about motorizing these two sets with the PF XL motor ? (or tell me I'm barking mad and should wait for the #8866 'new' 9V PF Motor

Thanks,

Bill

[The Yellow Brick]

If you want to know how to power the Toy story train your best look here.

The best way to power the HP train is to either use a 9V motor in the tender or hide a battery box inside some rolling stock and put the Power Functions motor underneath it.

But I'm not really a train nerd person so you might want to get a second opinion on that .

[Cwetqo]

HP train: possible, but with major modifications. I plan to do this, with similar mechanism as in emerald nigh.

TS3: IMO its boiler is too slim to incorporate any kind of motor or mechanism, so I think that only way is PF train motor.

[Billius]

HP train: possible, but with major modifications. I plan to do this, with similar mechanism as in emerald nigh.

So - basically I need to copy the EN gearing mechanism etc - do you or anyone else know of someone who has done this already?

TS3: IMO its boiler is too slim to incorporate any kind of motor or mechanism, so I think that only way is PF train motor.

Right - I think you maybe right. So - where can I get the new 9V PF Motor without buying complete Passenger train?

Thanks,

Bill

[hoeij]

Right - I think you maybe right. So - where can I get the new 9V PF Motor without buying complete Passenger train?

They're listed on www.bricklink.com for $14 and change.

[______]

I hear that next year they are selling the motors they use in the cargo train and passenger train separately, I plan to motorize my little brothers HP train like this.

[jojo60]

Hello,

This is my first train modification. I have bought 7597 only as a base for moc.

It is based on a mixture between Emerald night and TS3 train.

I am mostly interested in Technic and Mindstorms so I had to find extra components in my bin : XL motor, PF receiver, and (to big) battery box.

The drive train copied from the instructions of the "Emerald Night" is incredibly powerful : it can haul all the cars I own without a problem (7597 + 7939 +7938 = 8cars)

The cars were also lowered to make them minifig compatible (woody is to tall for my taste...)

I have just bought a second 7597 to make it better with a tender and bigger cars (maybe with bogies)so more mods are to come soon.

http://img844.imageshack.us/i/dsc7970.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/i/dsc7971.jpg

See you

Jojo60

Edited January 14, 2011 by jojo60