Hi there, newbie here. I've just taken my first steps back into the scale trains hobby by purchasing some T gauge items. Last time I touched a scale train was two decades ago when I was in my teens (my dad's H0 Marklin).
Anyway, I'd Ike to build my own DCC-like system from scratch. Ideally, I'd like the decoder to fit inside the chassis, but since my order hasn't arrived yet I have no way of measuring the available space in the chassis.
Does anyone know the width of the motorized chassis (so inside the body shell)?
The 19 meter and longer chassis' have some empty space behind the motor. What is the height of this space and the length for the various chassis'? (19, 20, 21 and 23 meter)
What is the vertical distance between the motor and the bus-bars?
And the last question: is the construction of standard locomotives similar to the motorized chassis'? I.e.: is the body shell of standard locomotives removable and is there similar space available underneath?
My order hasn't been shipped yet, otherwise I would've measured it myself (ordered a 23m chassis), but I'd like to be able do some pcb designing in the mean time and having some target dimensions would help a lot, especially the width of the chassis is crucial.
Thanks in advance for any answers!