This article details how to build a 40-foot battery boxcar to power an Aristo-Craft Plug and Play locomotive with a radio control receiver installed. This car utilizes an Aristo-Craft lithium-ion battery pack and is designed to power one Plug and Play locomotive. The only component required to wire this battery car is a 2-wire connector …
A battery car is trailing car with a battery in it that is used to power a locomotive with a radio control receiver installed. Aristo-Craft locomotives come with an MU connector to plug in a battery car, and a track or battery power switch that will disconnect the track power pick-ups when battery power is …
Aristo-Craft, Plug and Play diesels are sold with MU connectors on each end, and a switch to change between track power and battery power. This project details how to build a power and control car to take advantage of those connectors. A power and control car is simply a battery car with a receiver added …
Aristo-Craft, Plug and Play locomotives have MU connectors on each end, and a switch to change between track power and battery power. This article details how to build a 40 foot, power boxcar to take advantage of those connectors. A power and control car is simply a battery car with a receiver added for on-board …
During the summer of 2011, I purchased a beautiful LGB 0-6-0 steam locomotive and a few European freight cars from the estate of a good friend Ralph Dipple. As I wanted to run this locomotive with battery power and radio control, I decided to build a trailing power and control car. One of the LGB …
This article describes how to assemble an Evans power and control boxcar. This car will contain two lithium-ion batteries and a radio control receiver. When plugged into the back of an Aristo-Craft Plug and Play locomotive with the power switch set to battery power, the car can battery power and radio control it. It can …
A power and control car contains a battery and a radio control receiver. When plugged into the back of an Aristo-Craft Plug and Play locomotive with the power switch set to battery power, the car can battery power and radio control it. It can also battery power and radio control other locomotives that have an …
Aristo-Craft diesels are sold with MU connectors on each end. This project shows how to add the same connector to the rear of a USA Trains SD70 so you can use a battery power and radio control trailing car to run it. Nothing in this project prevents this locomotive from being restored to track power …
This project shows how to add an MU connector to the rear of a USA Trains NW-2 so you can use a trailing power and control car to run it. A power and control car is simply a battery car with a receiver added for on-board radio control. Nothing in this project prevents this locomotive …
This article shows how to add an MU connector to the rear pilot of a USA Trains GP38-2 so you can use a power and control car to run it. As the track power wiring will be unplugged during this project, it will require a power and control car to run it. A power and …