I have a williams F3 unit that has a reverse board that burned out. The only boards that Bachmann have are those with the plugs. Is it possible to remove the old board,hook up the 2 motors and run it off a DC power pack,by changing the polarity as you would operating HO trains??? Thank you,Hopper
Sure is Hopper… that’s how I run my whole layout. My lesser-expensive locos run better on DC current. I remove the circuit board (allowing me to add more weight to the loco, thus removing some or all traction tires), rewire the locos and run them F-R via the power source.
Now you could wire in a small rectifier to your loco and run it on AC, but in one direction only. There are also other companies like Dallee and TIA that make reverse unit boards that would work in your loco. You just need a large enough board that will work for the larger Williams motors. I don’t think the smaller Lionel/K-Line boards that went into the dual DC motored locos will work.
Great news buddy! thanks alot. Hopper