Modifications to MTH PS3 Tender Red/Black power wire Positioning for Better Track Signal Values

SanDiegoMarkOGR Forum Member

I have a 30-1660-1 P&LE (NYC) 0-6-0 USRA Steam Switcher #9060 with PS3.

This engine was always a bulky runner. Often getting out of range errors and ignoring commands from the Remote/TIU. When on my layout, it got Track Signal of OUT OF RANGE-1-2-3 in many spots. Its been like this since I bought it. I decided to see if I could do anything about it’s poor performance.

After a bit of debugging, I discovered that power wire positioning inside the tender can make a big difference in Track Signal. In the attached PDF file, I show what I did to fix this problem.

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Modifications to MTH PS3 Tender Red/Black power wire Positioning

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