@RSJB18 posted:Interesting that I started this thread last Fall with a pic of the new Santa Fe F3's I had just bought.
OK so I got sidelined with the BEEP but now it's time to take on the big boys.
My plan- AC Commander, railsounds, all LED lighting, directional headlights, number boards, and red/green marker lights. No smoke. Adding electro-couplers on both engines too. I bought a MTH tether harness set with plans to light the dummy engine to match the powered unit.
I've stripped out the original e-unit and cleaned up the wiring. Started laying out the boards to see what will fit where. It's tight but I think everything will fit in the powered A. I want the flexibility to run the powered unit as a single A so I'm hoping to keep the sound set in this engine. The speaker and enclosure are the biggest issue. After the BEEP I figured this would be a cake walk- forgot about the two honkin' big pullmor motors.
Today I got the capacitors on the motors and AC comm board installed and tested. So far so good. More to come.
Bob
Very cool Bob
Maybe, someday, I give updates like yours a try. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing