Any Opinions/Ideas/Suggestions on Replacing a Tether for a 5 volt Premier U.P. FEF ???

Oh Yeah,forgot to ask what the part numberfor a tether would be from MTH!!!!!-Thanks,Kenny

MTH has them.  The generic one for steam will work, but you soldering the ten leads on to a patch panel as originally done.  G

GGG posted:

MTH has them.  The generic one for steam will work, but you soldering the ten leads on to a patch panel as originally done.  G

What G says. If you get a steam tether from MTH the colors will match. Its just a matter of matching the colors and splicing and soldering them together. I have done this a number times when replacing a right angle tether with a straight one.

Pete

The connector being cut off would give me some pause, I'd be checking the wiring very closely before applying power.

Hello! And thanks for your replies!!! I added some photos,so you guys could see the fine mess I've gotten myself into. 

Is that panel in the photos the patch panel that GGG mentioned???

It only has 9 places to connect to,I don't know what it is,this is why I am asking.Does one of the points on the panel get 2 wires???

The harness does plug into one side of the panel,via a plug. 

I got this indirectly from MTH's Repair Department,I have to clean up the wiring before I try anything,but I was thinking I should be able to just splice the wires together,and cover each wire in shrink wrap,so they do not touch each other,But as Gunrunner said,I have exercised pause up to this point with it,it just seems like too easy of a fix for an MTH product.   

Even though I am DYING to run it,I have had it about 10 days without doing anything to it as of yet.

So,what part number do I ask MTH for to get the steam tether??? 

Maybe the splice and shrink tubing would work???

I have a PS2 3 volt board I would like to put in it, but I have to get all of the other pieces from the kit,as I only have the PS2 3 volt board.   What would I tell MTH I need to have this 5v board swapped out for the 3volt board. 

I do have a donor train around,I will post photos of it,to see if there are pieces we can take off of that one to make the 3volt kit complete.  

I am a green newbie to working on MTH stuff,and will probably have someone else do the kit install for me. E-mail me with a quote if any techs could take this job on at this time of the year. 

I just really wanna try to splice the wires today and see what happens!!!!But I need 5 volt boards also,(they make trains run for a little while!!) and I would hate to toast a completely never used(5 minutes on it),as I said this came indirectly from MTH's repair department overflow or something.

kennyb posted:

Hello! And thanks for your replies!!! I added some photos,so you guys could see the fine mess I've gotten myself into. 

Is that panel in the photos the patch panel that GGG mentioned???

It only has 9 places to connect to,I don't know what it is,this is why I am asking.Does one of the points on the panel get 2 wires???

The harness does plug into one side of the panel,via a plug. 

I got this indirectly from MTH's Repair Department,I have to clean up the wiring before I try anything,but I was thinking I should be able to just splice the wires together,and cover each wire in shrink wrap,so they do not touch each other,But as Gunrunner said,I have exercised pause up to this point with it,it just seems like too easy of a fix for an MTH product.   

Even though I am DYING to run it,I have had it about 10 days without doing anything to it as of yet.

So,what part number do I ask MTH for to get the steam tether??? 

Maybe the splice and shrink tubing would work???

I have a PS2 3 volt board I would like to put in it, but I have to get all of the other pieces from the kit,as I only have the PS2 3 volt board.   What would I tell MTH I need to have this 5v board swapped out for the 3volt board. 

I do have a donor train around,I will post photos of it,to see if there are pieces we can take off of that one to make the 3volt kit complete.  

I am a green newbie to working on MTH stuff,and will probably have someone else do the kit install for me. E-mail me with a quote if any techs could take this job on at this time of the year. 

I just really wanna try to splice the wires today and see what happens!!!!But I need 5 volt boards also,(they make trains run for a little while!!) and I would hate to toast a completely never used(5 minutes on it),as I said this came indirectly from MTH's repair department overflow or something.

I did add the photos of the junker I got the tether out of.I doubt if there is anything on it of use in installing a 3 volt board.Thanks Guys!!You all are super people,and I hope you get that train you want this year for Christmas!!!!