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I collected the new LGB 25390 RhB ABe 4/4 in green and white today. It's lovely, I'm really pleased with it.

The only issue is this. The roof resistors aren't screwed down properly at one end. See photo. The screws are missing but nothing appears broken and I wondered if this was deliberate. Previous LGB 2*390 series models don't appear to have this omission. I didn't really want to disassemble it to put the two missing screws in as the whole model has to be disassembled and this'll be a real pain.

Has any other 25390 owner noticed this?

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Looks very nice.
Mikes got one of those - wonder how his is fixed?
 
Knowing Mike he has probably already had his to bits. :rolleyes:
If you are going to annoyed by the missing screws I would take it back, if you can live with it as it is then ignore them. :)
 
I hadnt noticed anything on mine but i will check this week...out at the moment
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I was having a look at mine in the trainshed today and nothing on the top of my railcar is loose - I can't even see any screws:

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and closer:

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Thought later that I'd better check my Railcar to ensure that we have the same number of resistors on the roof..... and we do:

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I have a different version (20390), which I had to take apart for some modifications. The resistance grids are a slightly different design, but they're screwed on from inside the roof. You have to separate the body from the floor, then unscrew the roof from the inside to get to them. Reassembly can be a bit fiddly, so be careful!

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Melbournesparks said:
I have a different version (20390), which I had to take apart for some modifications. The resistance grids are a slightly different design, but they're screwed on from inside the roof. You have to separate the body from the floor, then unscrew the roof from the inside to get to them. Reassembly can be a bit fiddly, so be careful!

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Fiddly you can say that again, we chipped and sounded one of these for the Ruschbahn. Andy managed to pull it apart and fit all the electronics. But putting it back together was defeating him so we both tried it together. We managed it just, but there was always something a door I think that was loose and just flopping around inside. Just never got the initiative to pull it apart to sort it out again, life is too short.
JonD
 
I found it easyer to just work on it up side down.. the loco not me.. fiddly bugger ..me and loco
 
True true..
Carnt see anything amiss with mine

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I took the plunge and fixed it two days ago.

It was a very long and fiddly job but I took my time, disassembled the loco, found two correct screws in my bag of LGB originals, and fixed the two resistor blocks onto the roof properly. They had clearly just been omitted during factory assembly.

Reassembly was slow but it's all properly back together, without a single stripped thread and with everything fitting snugly and properly.

I won't lie though, it was a right pain in the arse.
 
I'm not going to take mine apart again but will post some pictures annotated with the secrets/things to know when opening one up. Give me some time to get it together.
 
Diesel2000 said:
Does anyone have a tutorial on how to open up this rail car? I just got one and there is a loose passenger inside.
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It's your call, but I wouldn't open one up unless there is something not working with the internal electronics.

Even when you know the method/tricks involved, it's a very frustrating exercise to get it all back together again!
 
Software Tools said:
It's your call, but I wouldn't open one up unless there is something not working with the internal electronics.

Even when you know the method/tricks involved, it's a very frustrating exercise to get it all back together again!
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Ugh, thanks for that. I have this obsession with converting all incandescent bulbs to LED so I was also planning to do that on this loco. I count 11 I’d need to convert so that’s really the reason I want to get it open and have a look around inside. I also want to add more passengers.
 
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Diesel2000 said:
Ugh, thanks for that. I have this obsession with converting all incandescent bulbs to LED so I was also planning to do that on this loco. I count 11 I’d need to convert so that’s really the reason I want to get it open and have a look around inside. I also want to add more passengers.
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Very early in my membership of GSC I asked about the disassembly of mine and received a very good reply from a member which allowed me to switch off the speaker. Putting it back together is a PITA but with patience and a bullocky's vocabulary I got it sorted. The doors are an issue, that is for sure.
Unfortunately I can't find a link to the reply I received, possibly another member might be able to come up with it to help you.
 
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