Thanks for the info about the bulbs being 6V. I now can put a regulator in the engine shell for them and run off of track power.
GGG asked, how are you mounting the engine harness PCB to the shell? How will you take the shell apart for maintenance?
I used the original engine pcb that was in the engine. The engine pcb that comes with the ps3 upgrade kit will not allow the tender tether connector to be engaged to the engine connector because is sits to far into the hole for the tether when mounted. It also provides no easy way for the engine shell to be removed for maintenance because the shell cannot be completely separated from the wheel base due to wires with no connectors.
So I removed the original ps2 wiring from the original pcb tether board in the engine and soldered the motor, tack reader, power pickup, smoke unit and headlight wires to it for PS3 upgrade kit. As for the diodes that are on the ps3 upgrade kit, they were soldered to the wires and heat shrinked since they could not be placed on the original engine tether pcb. I put some pictures in this post so show it. The wire management is not quite done yet.
I get the feeling that there is a dislike for the ps3 upgrade kit. Is it because it is not a direct fit and doesn't have all the control lighting features or is it prone to failure? It wasn't that hard for me to do what I did to make it work in the engine. MTH informed me that there was a replacement board for this engine, but was only available to certified techs. This might be the PS-32 board. I wanted to do the repair myself so that's why I got the upgrade kit. It's been a lot of fun doing it. The best part about it was there was no smoke when first powered up. It worked!
EJC
