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Sunday, October 6, 2024

BR 112 Roco - part 1

 

I got a BR 112 from Roco for the Ost-West Express:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfl1969/25239235070/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfl1969/50655254168/

 

The model is Roco 63555:







The model is very heavy and analog. Let's open it and see what we can do to convert it to DCC:


There's a NEM 625 plug and very little room for the decoder or for a speaker. I found a sound project on ESU for BR 110, that seems to also apply to BR 112:


I tried to fit a ESU LokSound 5 but it does not fit above the main board. I ordered a ESU Micro and we will see if I can fit it in there with a speaker. For now, I installed a basic ESU LokPilot:


Next post will be some videos ...