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MTH RKS FP45

Bought a used RKS FP45 a few weeks ago (PS2/3v, or so I thought) and just had a chance to try on the new layout I'm building.  It starts in reverse with the front headlight lit, and no rear headlight.  I found that very odd.  This AM, I opened it up and it looks like the previous owner converted to PS3, but left the rear lights disconnected from the green connector - it was in the right place, just disconnected.  And they had the yellow and white wires for each motor connected backwards.  Yellow to white.  White to yellow.  The most troublesome item - soldered connections used black electrical tape folded onto itself on all 4 solder joints, and the black electrical tape had fallen off each connection - 4 joints nearly touching each other.  Surprised I was able to run it without short.  I reversed the motor connections, connected the rear headlight, and it works exactly the way I thought it should.

I wonder if the person MU'd this engine as the second engine while double-headed and always wanted it to start in reverse.

Anyway, happy that it worked out.

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OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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