Chipping the Red Lobster March 83G
Here's what I'll need, the Decoder chip with 2 of the pegs and the 2 sided tape. I'll also need some of my 3/32 heat shrink tubing to cover the wires after I solder them.
By holding the chip in line between the motor and pickup you can see which side hole the wires go in. The pickup wires are always crossed when you look at it this way.
You'll need to cut at least 1/2 the stripped wire off the chip.
Make sure when you cut the wire from the motor, you leave enough that when you put them into the chip you have enough slack to turn the chip sideways. Remember there will be plenty of slack on the pickup end because of the extra length you gain from the wires on the chip.
I've slipped the shrink tubing over the wires and soldered them.
The pickup wires are crossed and the wire from the motor are in the hole like when the chip was lined up in the 1st picture.
I used my "Sprue Cutters" to remove what looked like it may have been a place for an extra magnet. Thats where I want my chip to go. I'll also use my Sprue cutters to cut some of the excess pegs sticking out from below the chip off too.
A couple pieces of electrical tape hold the wires neatly against the sides of the chassis.
I
made sure there was enough wire on each side of the pickup so it would be self
centering.
It's very important when you're using lane changers for the pickup
not to drag heavily on
either side of the slot.
I
have 2 of these Red Lobster cars.
This one I chipped and another that will
stay in it's collectors case.
My
chipped Moslers and Marches.
These will be the 2nd and 3rd classes we run on
my track. NASCAR is the other.
