Despite not making a Unboxing video
I own another Roco Gran Confort
I did not do a Unboxing video
because it is exactly identical
at the first
which leads into a dedicated video
the link is in description
while on this one
But I will not make any changes to this
except for the installation
of interior lighting
As I showed in the Unboxing video
just to open it
first remove the bellows
and then take off
they are the only parts of the carriage that can be removed
as well as the carts
while the structure
it can not be separated from the cash desk
I think it was glued
is already prepared for interior lighting
that however
it will be assembled by us
and we will always have to search for each other manually
the power outlets to be inserted on the cart
La Roco proposes a ready-made kit
which, however, has a fairly high cost
the trolley can be removed by sliding it out
to mount the power outlets
one of the axes must be removed
just enlarge a part of this part with a fingernail
and gently the wheel will come off
at this point
let's mount the socket
I found them produced by Almrose
€ 1 each (it takes two for carriage, € 2 per carriage)
whether you buy the bag with 2 or the one with 20
it's not a lot
however it is a figure that
on a large number of carriages
affects not a little
There are 6 joints
just insert it under an axis
and then with the joints lock it
in position
so
at this point the axis can be replaced
you have to be very careful
that the part where there is the insulation
both on the same side of the other axis
so in this case the insulation is on this wheel
the insulation of this other axis
it will have to go like this
if one reversed them
this wheel and this wheel would like to contact
and on the 2-rail system
it would create a short circuit
in the 3 rail systems instead
it is necessary to invert one of the 2 axes
to make sure that
on isolated tracks
acts for detection...
fall!
Detection proceedings
of rolling stock
the cart closes the connection
presenting the track as busy.
There will be no difficulty in inserting the axis
the wheel must be reinserted
in its respective location
The rotation is a little bit
decreased
because of the friction that the 3 lamellas make
you can even remove the central one
and leave the other two
or leave only one
but it is a very discouraged operation
because in the long run
the dirt will tend to isolate
contacts and 3 contacts are better than 1
to then bring the current taken from the contacts
we will have to go and pay a wire
where you want
maybe on these side surfaces
that at this moment have no purpose
and it will then be passed on
in that little space between
the electrical contact and the cart
It may be useful to first weld the wire on the socket
to have the job easier
the final result will be more or less this here
depending on the precision of the welding
At this point the thread will be cut
generically of the length
that will happen
I have planned to bring it
to the opposite side of the wagon
and the extreme cut
we will go to put it in the hole already prepared
that is this here
Insert it it will pop out
in this case, from that area
we do it all
and then we insert the cart
in its housing
while we pull the thread to avoid pinching it
and check that the cart has
the necessary game
to move
at this point, to avoid having the wire in the cabin
I will let him pass
back here
I took the thread over here
coming out of the door area
and then making it come out like this
because doing so
it will not be visible
inside the car
besides there is enough space in the attic
to allow you to put the wires here
and not to create any problems
I sent out the second thread
relative to the second cart from the appropriate hole
this in the middle of the corridor
but making him walk around from here
it will not be visible from any of the side windows
at this point we will shorten the threads and here in the middle
we will put a bridge of diodes
to straighten the dcc signal
and to simply make it
to make it always on
the lights, even below
analog power supply
For use on 3-rail systems
it will be necessary to weld a wire to the conducting hooks
operation I have already done
on both of them
then it will be necessary to pass
the hook with the respective thread
in the door hooks
then you have to pass the thread
from the same hole where we put
the thread coming from the cart
ensuring that it has sufficient play
for the rudder excursion
obviously the thing done on both sides
and in this case the white thread that arrives
always from the same hole
we will go through the corridor and leave
back here
the diode bridge has been placed
as you can see, the 2 green wires have been welded at both ends
this because as I said so many times
there is no difference
apply the right rails or the left rails
to the two pins
in the pin + of the output a resistance has been put in series
from 1kOhm to 2 Watt of dissipating power
this because so
it will lower the light intensity a little
making it more realistic
and it will allow
to a condenser that will be put in a moment
to discharge more slowly
and provide more time
energy to the LED strip
in the event of a power failure
for use instead on 3-rail system
now we're going to solder these two white threads
in a polo shirt
and the two verse threads will be placed
in the other pole
when used on a 2-rail system
this change should not be done
and these white threads you do not even have to have them
In the 3-rail system
as I said before
we will find the two white wires on a pin
and you two green wires on the other pin
remember too
that in the 3-rail system
the insulator of the wheels
they must be on opposite sides
in such a way that each cart
may close the circuit
in a short time
and not on the length of the whole car
here you can see a detail of the inverted insulators
on this axis the insulation is here
in the other axis, on the other hand, it is here
doing this wheel and this wheel
I'm in direct contact
and they can allow
to close the circuit
on those sectioned tracks
with presence detector
This thing must be done ONLY in the 3-rail system!
To fix the LED strip
we will use as a support
a piece of a plastic channel
cut of the same size
and we'll let the strip pass
under these two points
but above these two
this is because the arrangement of the leds
it is such that if I put it on it
some would be covered
the strip is a 12 volt
Cold white
color that I consider more inherent
at an Epoch V
I feared that the warm white
had an effect that was too "old"
let's see how it comes
One more thing
it is convenient to solder
the threads on the strip
before putting
before putting it in the wagon
because then the pitches will be here
and if we were to weld once the strip is settled
it would be impossible
The orange thread
comes from the + of the strip
and is connected in series to the resistance
while the other green thread
it is connected at least to the diode bridge
at this moment the condenser is still missing
that I will put in later
and that will be put
attached to these pins
before the resistance
I inserted the condenser
in that chamber
that fits us perfectly
is a 470uF and 25V capacitor
the sound pin + welded to the resistance
and the pin - is welded to the diode bridge
is inserted before the resistance
in such a way that the resistance
let it download more slowly
providing greater autonomy
lighting
now we can close the carriage
and let's see how it behaves on the track
Test of interior lighting
we have paired it with Corbellini
and to the Carriage Try Hooks
Lighting is
warm on the first
cold on the second
hot on the last
with this test we verify
whether the hooks are working properly
what is happening
both internal lighting
be good
which also seems to me
The LEDs from outside are not visible
And the effect it gives
it's quite realistic
It could have been
do a test even with warm lighting
but according to me
for this era (epoch V)
cold lighting is more suitable
I would say successful experiment!
It also came pretty good!
It's a bit of a shame that
they are not illuminated too
the parts of the doors
but I think that also illuminate those areas there
they are a rather complicated thing
Well, the video is over!
I hope you enjoyed it!
And I hope it was also clear enough!
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