Radio Control for an RMI engine?

[FLSTEAM]

Has anyone adapted radio control to an RMI electric engine? How do you do it?

John B.

[chooch]

John,
I can`t answer your question but, if you are going to the winter meets, ask around for Bill Matson, usually runs two green P Cove boxcabs. I think named Newall and Rocky River. Bill and Several guys of the NEFLS (Bostwick)group run a pretty simple and inexpensive system that runs good. Bill also has cars, elec. switch controls and a few other things for sale on a Vendors site.
Hope this helps.
chooch

[Gary Armitstead]

David Gehrke who owns West Bend Railcar Shops in Wisconsin, runs his electric diesels using wireless radio control. Might want to contact him.

https://www.facebook.com/WBRCS

[Harlock]

RMI also has their own radio control system - looks like a standard RMI electric control panel except it's in a box with an antenna. It is being used in my Flintridge & Portola Valley RR video, skip to 7:34 or use this direct link to skip to that time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeS3DPr ... be&t=7m34s Can't really see the controller itself except in the distance in the engine house.

You might contact RMI to what a retrofit would cost and entail.

[FLSTEAM]

Thanks for the info and BTW nice video....as always

John B

[chooch]

JohnB,
Feb. 12th till now, haven`t you been to the Bostwick track yet. You could see in person the RC systems some of the guys there use. I believe they are quite simple and In-expensive compared to others.
(NEFLS)(NorthEastFloridaLiveSteamers)
chooch

[Bill Wilkins]

Good place to look for components. A friend of mine has just set up his new Switcher RC. Everything came from this place including motor controller.
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-SYREN25.html