Eggliner to Battery Power?

[Joe_Loll]

Has anyone converted an Eggliner to battery power?
Pics are appreciated.

[Dennis_Cherry]

I did document one many years ago.
It was for the original EggLiner.
It had a switch so you could change it from Track DC to 12 Volt battery.
I do not know if the Bachmann version will work or not, only the AristoCraft one.
If interested I can re-post it.

Dennis C.

[manimal (Dan Gilchrist)]

You did

Battery & R/C in a Bachmann Eggliner

I received the new Bachmann Eggliner for xmas, with the hopes of converting it to r/c. To my surprise, there is enough room under the shell for an 8 cell, 14.8v battery and receiver, with room for a phoenix board and a 1" speaker to spare. [image] I plan on using the factory supplied polarity switch as the on/off switch. Unless I can come up with another method, the shell will just rest on top of the chassis, so I can remove the battery as needed. As stated on another thread, I prefer to have …

[Dave_Meashey (David Meashey)]

Bachmann seems to have a very high opinion of themselves. The Eggliner lists for $255,00. Mine (Aristo) from an ECLSTS of several years ago still has the price tag of $82.99! Can we say gouging?
Just popping off, David Meashey

[manimal (Dan Gilchrist)]

Not gouging. They don’t expect anyone to purchase directly from them. Many manufacturers do that so folks will purchase the product from a retailer.

[Pete_Lassen]

And things such as parts labor shipping have risen quite a bit since you purchased yours

[Joe_Loll]

I did, yes. But I wasn’t happy with that conversion. Now I have some better ideas on how I’ll go about it for my next conversion.

[PeterT]

@Dave_Meashey

The Eggliner lists for $255,00. Mine (Aristo) from an ECLSTS of several years ago still has the price tag of $82.99!

Street price seems to be $150-180., which is fair considering that “ECLSTS of several years ago” was probably 10+ yrs!