Hello there,
My name is Cem and I am a model railroader from Turkey. I mostly use and collect Märklin and Hag.
Recently I bought a Hag 252 Special Edition SOB triebwagen with factory installed decoder. But there are quite a few things I'm not very happy with:
- Motor is too noisy (3 pole)
- Movements are very abrupt
- Lights are too bright
So I plan the following modifications:
- Install 5 pole motor and permanent magnet
- Change to a recent decoder
- Use resistors to dim the lights a bit
I wonder if there's any conversion kits available from Hag (or another producer that would fit Hag motors) with 5 pole rotor and permanent magnet? Also, I noticed that the traction tires are very hard, is that the same in all Hag models or is it because the model is old?
Best regards,
Cem.