Mixed Freight posted:Well, I finally got around to hooking up my first loco's motors in series (WbB U-33C), and boy is it ever nice now! It runs like a scale model train instead of a hyper-sonic slot car!
After studying the stock wiring, doing the series motor connection proved super easy. For the front motor, I removed the blue wire/female crimp terminal from the plastic plug that connects to the reverse board. Next I removed the rear motor's yellow wire/female crimp terminal from its plastic plug on the reverse board. Then I shaped a simple tiny U-clip from a piece of 18 ga. solid copper wire. I plugged the female crimp terminals onto this tiny copper U-clip, thereby connecting the blue and yellow wires together. Lastly, I slipped on a piece of heat shrink tubing, and applied some soldering iron heat to shrink it on. Wah-La........ instant non-permanent electrical connection! No cutting/stripping/splicing/soldering/wire nutting/taping of wires. And I can EASILY resort back to the factory set-up if I ever want to. Not sure why I would want to, but that's beside the point.
Many thanks to everyone on this thread and a previous thread a few months ago for all the great explanations and diagrams. I believe I got about 6 more WbB locos to convert, and hopefully they'll all go as quick and painless as the U-33C!
Hey Paul, sounds like you did a great job re-wiring! I think I will try this method as well, as I don't want to cut the wires. Can you expand on the clip you made or possibly show a photo. I would appreciate seeing how you did that. Thanks very much in advance'...
