Jim Harrington posted:Is the enhancement to cut all power to the smoke fan if the smoke unit isn't energized a feature of the PIC chip programming, or is it tied into the hardware of the new board?-Jim
Both. I needed an extra uP pin to control it, and I had to add a opto isolator to sense the smoke heater voltage and let me know that the smoke was active/inactive.
Jim Harrington posted:...And is the wiring the same ( I don't see the instructions/tech info on Hennings site, as is provided for the original).
There is a one-wire difference, the two +5V outputs are now one, the other one is the smoke heater voltage in. Also, the H2 header is gone, that was a feature that sounded good when I originally designed it, but in practical applications, isn't really needed.
Here's the new documentation for the Super-Chuffer II: Super-Chuffer II Documentation.pdf
jstraw124 posted:A quick question. I have the Lionmaster Class A TMCC 6-38049. I am going to upgrade the cruise with ERR hopefully later this year. Also would like to upgrade the smoke to synchronize. Will this fit in that semi-scale locomotive? If so, do I need to buy anything else to make it work?
Yep, it should fit. The whole point of the redesign was to make it smaller and easier to fit into smaller locomotives. If you also want 4-chuffs/rev for the upgrade, you'll also want to consider the Chuff-Generator. I've put the older Super-Chuffer into a couple of Lionmaster locomotives, so no reason this wouldn't fit in that one.
