Remotoring Olympia PRR H10s 2-8-0 Consolidation
Original Olympia Model
Some pictures from the seller's website http://trainmaster.ch/

Prototype
In 1924 Pennsy had 3,335 "Consols" on the roster, PENNSY POWER by Alvin F. Staufer.
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H8b
Alco, Baldwin, Juiniata Shops, and Lima all shared in construction a grand total of 1,206 H8, H9, and H10 engines between 1907 and 1916.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_H8

Coreless DC Motor

Coreless DC Motor

I replaced the open frame motor with a coreless DC motor Maxon A-max 16 12V/2W. The motor starts at about 5 V and draws 250 mA.

Shafts and U-Joints from NWSL

Roller Test Stand Videos

Decoder Installation (Sound & Light)

Docs

Soundtraxx Tsunami2 TSU-2200

Wiring

Locomotive

Color NMRA JST Pin# Loco Header Pin# Function
Red 8 1 Right Rail Pickup
Orange 7 2 Motor(+)
Gray 3 3 Motor (-)
White 5 4 Headlight
Green 9 5 FX3 (Ashpan Flicker CV 51: 23+128=151, F24)
Blue 6 6 Function Common (+12V)

Tender

Color NMRA JST Pin# Function
Black 2 Left Rail Pickup
Yellow 4 [Backup Light]
Blue 6 [Function Common (+12V)]
Purple - Speaker (+)
Purple - Speaker (-)
Blue - Current Keeper [Function Common (+12V)?]
Black - Current Keeper [Ground?]

Spare

Color NMRA JST Pin# Function
Brown 1 FX4
Green/White - FX5
Brown/White - FX6

Sound Configuration

Function CV Value Type
Sound Configuration 1 112 4  
Fuel Type   +1+2, 0 Hand-shoveled Coal
Injector   +4, 4 lifting
Power reverser   +8, 0 disabled
3-cylinder exhaust   +16, 0 disabled
Articulated wheel-slip   +32+64, 0 disabled
Articulated exhaust   +128, 0 disabled
Engine Exhaust Control 114 90 faster, for 4 chuffs per revolution
Whistle 120 42 PRR Round Top 3-Chime
Bell 122 15 Medium Brass 2
Exhaust Chuffs 123 4 (default, Medium 2)
Airpump 124 3 (default, cross compound 2)
Dynamo 125 2 (default, dynamo 3)
Coupler Select 126    
Poppet Valve Release Rate 200    

Motor Configuration

Function CV Value Type
BEMF Cutoff 10    
PID Kp Parameter 209    
PID Ki Parameter 210    
Low-Speed Compensation 211    
BEMF Feedback Intensity 212    
Low-Speed Compensation 211    
BEMF Sample Period 213   default 15
BEMF Sample Aperture Time 214   default 15
BEMF Reference Voltage 215   6 to 25.5 V (60 .. 255)

https://sites.google.com/site/markgurries/home/decoders/decoder-motor-tuning/soundtraxx

Headlight

Finished Model

Finished Model

-- Peter Schmid - 2018-10-27

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-- Peter Schmid - 2021-01-08

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