forever about which
battery contains the biggest
charge.
We know the ideal is to run
indefinitely.
for the Whole Railroad- or One for
Each Loco
bulletproof sealed lead batteries on board
and quickly replaceable. This means a
virtually transparent battery change that lets
you choose how long to run - until you quit,
not the engine.
charge runs low, just a few second battery
swap puts you on the road again.
Separating the battery charging from the
locomotive keeps you running when others
have to quit to reload.
G scale locomotive into real railroad power
that performs like the prototype. It carries its
own fuel and converts it to motion-under
your on-board control. It is independent. It
sounds, acts and feels like the real thing.
This is what The Battery Backshop is all
about.
anytime. Other power and control systems
don’t bother you and you don’t bother them.
NO SYSTEM OTHER THAN FULL-TIME
BATTERY POWER CAN SAY THAT.
our installations. Bachmann conversions
can utilize their original sound as well. Other
locomotive manufacturers’ sound systems
are currently so large they must be replaced.
Both Soundlinc and Phoenix have a menu of
whistles, chuffs, and motor recordings which
allow you to give your locomotives individual
personalities and/or closely follow prototype
choices.
other control system
Run without follow car or external
compromises
Run trouble free with economical sealed
lead batteries
Change Conversion ?
Your conversion will include the receiver
and, if ordered, the sound board. For
your first conversion you’ll also need to
buy a transmitter, a couple of batteries
and a charger.
Our conversions come ready-to-run with
UPS shipping inside the USA included.
Our batteries are available separately;
different locomotives use different
batteries depending on their size and
shape. We offer a choice of chargers
with a universal 500ma/12v economy
charger or an automatic 12v charger
with brains tell when a battery is full and
then drop to a trickle charge.
Conversion cost ?
A first conversion for the LOCOLINC throttle
is broken down into five (5) different parts.
This is because your next locomotive
conversions will be much less expensive
because you don’t need to buy all these
parts again. The five parts are:
1) transmitter
2) batteries
3) charger for the batteries
4) the work and electronics inside the
engine which is the actual “conversion”
5) sound (if you want to include it)
By choosing the items you need from the
following sections, you can get an accurate
cost of any work you wish us to do. If you
have any questions just email or telephone
us.
Change Conversion ?
Call The Battery Backshop for your
conversion service. At that time we can
discuss the work plan for your
conversion. When your loco is ready for
delivery we will let you know by phone or
email and ask for payment at that time.
When your check arrives, your loco will
be sent to you by ground UPS. We are
unable to accept credit cards at this
time.
Our conversions are built to careful
design tolerances. This makes it
possible to warranty your locomotive
for a full year. Although battery power
and LOCOLINC considerably improve
any loco’s performance, we cannot
make a poor running loco perform well.
Be sure your individual locomotive runs
to your satisfaction before sending it to
us.
This also means that we expect to start
with an unaltered locomotive shipped in
it’s original box. If you have made
changes, be sure to call this to the
Backshop’s attention. Any work to
return your locomotive to a condition that
fits our factory jigs and/or design will be
charged at shop rates.
A transmitter
The converted loco
A couple of batteries
A charger
The transmitters generally used from
LOCOLINC are either KT-2 or the KT-16.
They are physically the same, the differences
are in ‘speed dial’ capabilities. Every
LOCOLINC transmitter will work with every
LOCOLINC receiver that is made. The KT-2
can remember 2 at a time, the KT-16 can
remember 16. You can run as many trains
at the same time as you have ‘channels’ on
your transmitter. By switching from one to
another, you can independently speed up,
slow down, reverse, etc. any one of the locos
while the others continue to do what they
were last told to do. A KT-2 can be later
upgraded to a KT-16 at the factory.
KT-2 $ 145.00
KT-16 $ 195.00
If you have a 12-volt, half amp rate or less
charger at home, it will work with these
batteries. Our charger has a ‘fast’ charge
(half amp) that senses a full charge and
drops down to a sustainable trickle that lets
you come back and remove your battery at
any time, even days after you have started
the charge. We also offer a universal 12-volt
charger without the trickle charge.
PSC12-500A $57.00
UN12V-500ma $20.00
Our conversion charges vary depending on
the parts involved. The prices below include
all the work for sound except the sound
board itself.
Two Amp Throttle:
(All LGB except articulated steam, Aristo
C-16, Bachmann 10 Wheeler, follow car and
others)
Two Amp Quick Change $510.00
Conversion
Five Amp Conversions:
(All USA and AristoCraft narrow body diesels,
LGB SVRY articulated, Bachmann 2-8-0,
follow car and others)
Five Amp Quick Change $570.00
Conversion
LOCOLINC KLR-106 For High Amp Engines:
(Aristo 6-axle diesels and USA 6-axle
diesels)
Add $10.00 to Five Amp Conversion costs.
Wide Body Conversions:
(All F or FA cab units from all manufactures)
Five Amp Wide Body $580.00
Conversion includes
batteries
B Unit or Slave Conversions:
No receiver or battery runs off A unit and
includes connection (all manufacturers)
B Unit Conversion $175.00
The Quick Change battery system is based
on the robust and widely used 12-volt sealed
lead gel cell. The variety of Quick Change
batteries is based on the various spaces
each locomotive has available. In every
case the design is either to make battery
swap an almost instantaneous ‘ten second’
affair or in the case of the F-unit diesels, the
design is to be so big you won’t need to
swap them at all. The bottom line is you don’
t want your engine idled while you wait for its
battery to charge. For the first locomotive
that uses any changeable Quick Change
battery we recommend purchasing two
batteries. Your next loco will likely need only
one since we generally tend to split the load
among our engines. If you would like
additional specifics call or email us.
BATTERY PRICE
0.8-12 $35.00
(Bachmann 4-4-0, 2-6-0)
1.0-12 $35.00
(Lehmann Porter)
1.2-12 $24.00
(LGB Mogul, 0-4-0 diesel, Bachmann 4-6-0,
Shay, Aristo C-16 and others)
2.9-12 $26.00
(All narrow body diesels, Bachmann 2-8-0,
USA and Aristo large steam)
All diesel conversions can, if you wish, have
ditch lights (deck or front your choice),
flashing dome lights, or both. Be sure to
ask for them, there is no extra charge!
For additional run time we can provide
connections for external batteries. Ask for
details for you particular locomotive.
Quick Change battery power and radio
control will allow you to operate your railroad
much more like the prototype. You will find
your road much more dependable and, very
importantly, with no track cleaning you are
ready to go at a moment’s notice.
This kind of quick access makes sure your
investment will get fully used and this easy
operation will extend your railroads life.
Getting together with friends to run or just
watch trains is perhaps the final goal for our
hobby.
Feel free to call, send pictures and share
your enjoyment of our mutual hobby.
The additional cost of sound reflects the cost
of the actual sound board you choose. All
other sound work is included in the basic
conversion.
Phoenix sound board $295.00
Soundlinc sound board $195.00
do some special work, just give us a call or
email us:
Phone: 541-726-0562
Email: backshopsouth@yahoo.com
