LGB 22155

AddictiveBiscuit

AddictiveBiscuit

Steam Locos, Armoured Vehicles and Aviation
Hi peeps! I've just been and bought my first proper LGB Steam loco, I couldn't let it pass me.. Something about these LGB German narrow gauge steam locos that I love! Anything I should know? Been told they struggle to pull anything, mine is the latest model and it looks like it has a motor in the tender though?

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If it has two motors it will pull like a ---- train!
If it does not, you can easily add the second.
Anyway, its an excellent model representing the many feldbahn (field railway) locos built mainly for the first world war.
Enjoy it - i am sure you will.

It is on my 'one day' list.
 
Is there any photos of the prototype? Looked in the manual and it shows a motor in the tender so should be a good runner! Need to invest in some European rolling stock..
 
Its not an exact scale model but it is a good representation of loads of small and varied field railway locos built at that time period.Tenders were often added to tank locos later in their life to extend their range.
 
The older versions of this had powered tenders, but I believe that the newer re-released ones don't have a motor in the tender (certainly the M/LGB one I bought a couple of years back didn't have, though I guess they might have changed back for the latest release...?) - though even those with unpowered tenders do have a full gearbox, pickups etc, so it's a simple job to drop a standard LGB motor in there if you wish. If you do that (or even if you don't), it's a good idea to run a couple of wires between loco and tender to connect all the pickups together electrically, it will give you much better running than the two 4-wheel mechanisms picking up independently.

Jon.
 
Zerogee said:
The older versions of this had powered tenders, but I believe that the newer re-released ones don't have a motor in the tender (certainly the M/LGB one I bought a couple of years back didn't have, though I guess they might have changed back for the latest release...?) - though even those with unpowered tenders do have a full gearbox, pickups etc, so it's a simple job to drop a standard LGB motor in there if you wish. If you do that (or even if you don't), it's a good idea to run a couple of wires between loco and tender to connect all the pickups together electrically, it will give you much better running than the two 4-wheel mechanisms picking up independently.

Jon.
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This version has only one motor in the locomotive and none in the tender. I have 5 different versions (1 green and 4 black) all with 2 motors and all converted to DCC. They are powerful and great haulers.
 
Are the gears on the axles ready for a motor?
 
Got to be worth a motor from Marc then - hasn't it.
 
Get the motor,,,,,and use an electrical tether. It will seem like an entirely new loco.
I agree these are great. Lemmmee think
2 in yellow (LG and B), 2 in green (one "US" one KPEV, one black KPEV, one mauve.
Possibly in terms of running, the most for its size and price. I add bits of lead wool wherever it will fit, domes, cylinder boxes, etc. as bullet proof as a stainz

Do let us know if it has 2 motors upon arrival.
 
I've had it for some time now and I've finally had chance to get some coaches behind it.. and it doesn't pull two Newqida coaches, If I take the tender of it will. I'm going to have to fit the tender with a motor. This would be right motor to get yes? Or do the new LGB locos have different motors? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/2220...=9046265&device=c&campaignid=738466455&crdt=0

Is there any diagrams to show how to do the wiring etc?
 
AddictiveBiscuit said:
I've had it for some time now and I've finally had chance to get some coaches behind it.. and it doesn't pull two Newqida coaches, If I take the tender of it will. I'm going to have to fit the tender with a motor. This would be right motor to get yes? Or do the new LGB locos have different motors? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/2220...=9046265&device=c&campaignid=738466455&crdt=0

Is there any diagrams to show how to do the wiring etc?
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Yes, that's the standard motor and will be a simple drop-in fit (from the TOP of the gearbox after you've removed it from the tender body - don't take the bottom plate off the gearbox or you will disturb all the power pickup bits which are best left alone at this stage...). To make the tender run on analogue DC power, you will need to bridge across each pair of the four pins on the top of the gearbox, connecting each outer pin to its inner neighbour. This will directly connect the track power (INNER pins marked "bn" and "we" - Braun and Weiss, Brown and White) to the motor terminals (OUTER pins marked "gn" and "ge" - Grun and Gelb, Green and Yellow). Until you've done this, the motor won't run - though you can just test it by putting power directly to the two outer pins with some small croc clips.

You may well be happy with the operation of the loco once the tender motor is installed, in that if either motor stalls on dirty track or points then the other will usually push it over the bad bit - but if you want to go one stage further and link the two motors together electrically for even better pickup continuity, then you will need to dismantle the loco till you can get at its own gearbox power pins (or identify exactly where those pins are connected to the loco's onboard PCB) and basically connect the "ws" (white) terminals of the loco and tender together, and similarly the "br" (brown) terminals.

Jon.
 
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