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| K27 Projects & Maintenance
These pages were started
when the engines were first delivered in June 2005 but I have been
adding to them inspired by the page I've done for the K28.
There
is still scope to add more to these pages as
I have only done enough to my two to
get them running in “display mode” on
my rolling roads at exhibitions. I have done
two other Tsunami installations for others, both of these were done to
PLAN A. as a result of those I can
feel a PLAN B coming on for the second of my engines.
Who knows how this page will develop but my plan as I start it is to
try and collate issue, maintenance and projects involving the MMI K27.
| History of the Model |
History of the Prototype |
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| History
of the Model |
| The model was announced late in 2003 with a projected delivery in
spring 2004.
As it was it took a lot longer. First sight of parts of the model was
seen at the 24th Narrow Gauge convention in Santa Clara, California and
final delivery finally happened in June 2005.
The models were announced to be available with sound and DCC but this
turned out to be both inaccurate and misleading. The sound system was
rubbish and the best improvement you could make was to snip the wires to
the speaker and the "DCC fitted" turned out to be "DCC sort of ready" if
you just plugged a decoder in the lighting was very bright but only
briefly as the 1.5v lamps got the full DCC voltage.
With a little work though all of this can be sorted out.
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History of the Prototype |
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I've written this in a
separate page so use this link to see it
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| The Model |
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| Getting the Body Off |
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| Lets do this in two parts. Here we'll deal with the history of the
model. |
| Lets start with getting the body off - click the
pictures for a bigger view |
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Support the loco upside down in a
cradle. If you don't support it enough it is continually trying
to roll over. |

Remove the pony truck pivot screw
and the pony truck. Remove the small bracket by removing the two
small screws. Set aside. |

A shiny centre screw should now
be revealed. |
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Remove this centre screw. |

At the rear remove the two screws
as shown. |

Lift the front of the body arcing
it backwards as shown. Look out for the reach rod not coming
free from the chassis and bending. You have to arc the body back
as shown to clear the injector pipes that are threaded through
brackets on the chassis |
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That's the chassis free. |
What next? |
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| Well, that's as far as I have got. Next time I get the chance then I
will be fitting the NCE decoder |
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| From another Source |
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http://rinconweb.com/misc/k27mods/ Try this web site for ideas on
other improvements |
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K27 Pages
Intro
As
delivered
Sound
System
DCC
Sound Cam
Pickups
Tender
Drawbar
That
Hideous plug
Tender
Pickups
Cab
Windows
Front
Coupler
Rear Air
Pipe
Rear
Coupler
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