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Offline capeklr

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How not to convert a Loco to Digital.
« on: May 28, 2017, 05:02:45 PM »
Hi everybody,
this Märklin Loco came to me with a digital decoder already fitted.
Client asked me to connect the cab lights and change the code of the decoder.
I opened it and kind of wished I had not.
This is what greeted me.

Yes those are metal filings. In the gearbox and all around the motor.



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Re: How not to convert a Loco to Digital.
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2017, 05:56:36 PM »
Oh dear.   :o :o  Do you have an ultrasonic cleaner?

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Re: How not to convert a Loco to Digital.
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2017, 06:59:53 AM »
Ai, Ai.....

Why will people do this to the trains ??  >:(
What is all the white powdery stuff ?

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Re: How not to convert a Loco to Digital.
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2017, 09:24:15 AM »
Quote from: LooVille on May 29, 2017, 06:59:53 AM

What is all the white powdery stuff ?

Metal fillings.
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Re: How not to convert a Loco to Digital.
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2017, 11:00:08 AM »
I would have closed it up and returned it with a message - good luck!
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