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It is easy enough to do.  If PS-1 tender originally you do need the PS-2/3 coupler.  IF PS-2 type tender it will already have the correct coupler.

You just need to trace out the aux tether of the PS-3 tender you are connecting this too.  You need to ensure you get the coupler wires to the coupler and Reverse Light wires to the Light, polarity matters for LED.  That is all that is involved. 

Now some tenders have switch to select coupler, and others use a Front Coupler to activate the Aux tender coupler.  Again, look at what is in tender that you want to mate too.  G

GGG posted:

It is easy enough to do.  If PS-1 tender originally you do need the PS-2/3 coupler.  IF PS-2 type tender it will already have the correct coupler.

You just need to trace out the aux tether of the PS-3 tender you are connecting this too.  You need to ensure you get the coupler wires to the coupler and Reverse Light wires to the Light, polarity matters for LED.  That is all that is involved. 

Now some tenders have switch to select coupler, and others use a Front Coupler to activate the Aux tender coupler.  Again, look at what is in tender that you want to mate too.  G

Thank you. I didn’t think that it would be very complicated.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

A lot of the Chinese stuff has the 10% import duties, but I haven't seen much movement in the pricing yet.  I see a lot of the stuff I order on Digikey that says Inport Duty Applied.

Thanks John. I’ll stick with the MTH LED. I don’t have access to many electronic stores where I live and I don’t trust myself to order something on line.

MTH PS-2 couplers have patent writing on them and PS-1 do not.  If you have a PS-1 and PS-2 engine look at the coupler you will see the difference.

For this conversion, your engine tender needs the external harness and wiring inside of it.  If the engine did not come with it you have to add it and splice into the original Reverse Light and Reverse coupler wiring.  SO that is more involved.  G

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Sounds right to me Rick, it's a pretty simple conversion.  If the Aux Tender is a PS/1, you will need a new coupler.   For PS/2, a 6V bulb will be required for the backup light.

John, I traced the wiring in the main tender back to thevtether that connects to the aux tender. The light bulb appears to using the center two wires and the outer pair is used by the coupler. Is it possible that there is no wiring change needed? Simply a matter of connecting the new coupler and the light in the aux tender?

I am mildly perplexed. The LED came from MTH with a connector on it that matches the female connector in the aux tender. I wired the new coupler identically to the old one. When the engine is powered up and put in reverse, the aux rear coupler opens as it should and the main tender’s light is unlit. But, the aux tender LED does not light. Any thoughts?

Last edited by George Mason

Ok, the red lead from the LED is the hot wire, and the LED lights! There is a small circuit board at the front of the aux tender that the two inner wires connect to the led female plug in the tender. I can do one of two things: 1) reverse the connections on the circuit board, or 2) cut the wires inside the aux tender and reverse them. What’s you opinion?

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