From start to finish, David Popp shares his techniques for installing a TCS KA-N1 Keep-Alive Capacitor into an N scale (1:160) modern diesel locomotive for use on his recently completed T-Trak module, as well as in Model Railroader magazine’s MR&T State Line Route project railroad (as featured in the January 2022 issue and Trains.com Video series)!
How-to Library | Installing an N scale TCS Keep-Alive
By Kent Johnson | July 23, 2024
This tiny unit is a huge help to keep trains rolling on dirty trackwork
I have cut or milled many N scale frames to install decoders. I would not risk cutting or milling a frame with the motor or gears installed for fear of getting metal shaving in the gears or motor. I discovered that an air can is useful for cleaning the metal shavings off of the frame