I had a locomotive upgraded to PS 3 due to a bad PS2 unit. The only problem is the tether is not able to be plugged into anything on the trailing A unit. Is anyone familiar with a fix for this? Any help would be appreciated.
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Did you do it with a PS32 board or an upgrade kit?
It was an upgrade kit. The install maual didn't cover tethers.
To replace a bad board in an A-A or an A-B-A unit with a slave board, you should have left the existing wiring in place and just used the PS32 board. That way the wiring harnesses would have all matched up.
Your title and your symptoms do not match. Additionally, you need to be more specific. A PS-3 Upgrade kit for a diesel is a pure PS-3 diesel board and it will no longer work with a PS-2 slave. So the Trail A if powered slave, would have also needed a PS-3 diesel upgrade kit.
If a PS-3 Steam kit was used it is a PS-32 board. No directional headlight because the board needs to be flashed with the PS-32 Diesel code vice the steam code in it.
As far as a tether. As stated before, tethers should not have been changed if a PS-32 board was used. Send it back to the installer. G
This was a 100 percent PS 3 upgrade into an F-3 diesel that had bad PS 2 boards. All wiring was left intact and everything works as it should. It is set for directional lighting as the cab light turns off when in reverse. The plug inside that connects to the tether has nowhere to be plugged in. I cannot find anywhere in the PS 3 upgrade kit manual that covers tethers for diesels. The manual shows the same install they had for a PS 2 upgrade. The example they have is installation into a GG-1. I am just looking for a solution to my directional lighting problem. I know I can put pickups on the trailing A unit but then the lights will always be on. If anyone has some suggestions it would be great. The locomotive runs flawlessly and even better than before the upgrade had to happen. The sound set in new which is great since I have three of these same diesels. I really wasn't thinking about the lighting when I looked in the manual before having it upgraded.
I think George just explained that. If it's a real PS/3 upgrade, there IS NO PLACE TO PLUG THE TETHER! That's not supported with the PS/3 upgrade kit.
Agreed, the only way to do it right would be the 32 board. Sounds like someone sold you a bill of goods.
You still missed my point. A pure PS-3 Diesel kit CAN NOT leave all the wires intact. It is a complete gut of wires and lighting. The PS-3 Diesel harness is totally different. Just 2 harness, vice 6 with PS-2.
Cab Light is not Directional lighting, but mute point if not you issue. Not sure why titled that way.
Again, if this was a Pure PS-3 Diesel upgrade with LEDs, you no longer can run the slave unit. Also is it a dummy trail or a powered trail. You really have not given enough info to really help. But the PS-3 Diesel kit is not repair kit for old PS-2 engines. Especially AA, ABA units.
Post a picture. G
Okay I sort of solved the problem, I used a electrification kit to light the trailing unit. It isn't directional but it looks good and still makes the whole conversion with it. The trailing unit is non-powered. I really just needed the rollers but the kit was cheap enough that it made more sense to go with the kit at almost the same cost. Thanks fo all the help guys.
