I purchased a cleaning wagon from Mabar a couple of years ago and can finally put it to use.
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| Mabar 81802-B |
The instructions are available here.
Digitization
The manual is clear enough and the process straight forward. The roof is held by two rather powerful magnets. The body can be spread to release it from the chassis. A 21-pin decoder is installed; I took a ESU LokPilot V4.0 ref 54615. I might get a cheaper decoder, because no functions are required. Adjusting the speed control on that decoder makes the motor on the cleaning wagon go faster; the same motor is used for the polishing and for the vacuum.
Running
I made a cleaning consist with the "passive" Roco cleaner. It went around the layout without much trouble.
