Just a quick update on my progress with my Daylight upgrade. After attempting to put the boiler and chassis together I realized that in order to disassemble this engine again I needed a better mouse trap. I re-used the PCB for the smoke and constant voltage lighting. I attached the lighting wires to this as it was before. You can also see I added a 4 pin plug so I can disconnect the boiler and chassis if I need to.
Now, on the chassis side, the 10 pin plug doesn't have areas to solder the contact springs to the board. So I soldered the wire to the spring, I had to scrape the coating on the board, and the epoxied the springs in the position they would have been with the original plug board. I also had to add a couple of ABS washers to the under side of the plug board to position the plug in the hole at the back of the engine. I added the washers after I took the photos. I have the element for the smoke unit connected to the switch on the chassis, so when the boss gets upset about all the smoke, I can shut it off. I still have to calibrate the Chuff-Generator.
I've triple checked all the wiring for the boiler and chassis. I did find out that the 90 deg plug on the MTH 10 pin tethers will not work with this engine. I need to use a straight one. So now I have to order that.
Now It's on to the tender.
Until next time.....
