UPGRADED MTH CONVENTIONAL TO ERR

Fantastic as usual my Friend!!  I have a couple of these Big Boys and love them but I think I will be bringing them to York so you can work your magic!!

 

Alan

Like Alan said. Awesome job as usual Alex!

WOW Alex, what a tremendous difference that upgrade made!

 

The master has worked his magic once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Best,

Dave

Great job Alex!

 

Another customer is going to be very satisfied!

 

Steve

Quite an improvement.  WOW!

This is the first install I've seen on a PS engine.  It's a completely different locomotive after ERR! 

 

You made me a believer in ERR components. WOW!

 

It sounds great also. 

 

Is the smoke unit the stock MTH one? 

Looks like a lot of work.
But you pulled it off as usual.
Nothing but the best conversions and upgrades

Mike R

Was wondering what you used for an antenna?

Great job, Alex.  Huge improvement.

 

Art

I'm interested also.

Very cool!  

 

- Mike

What a difference.

Nice locomotive Alex, keep it up!

 

Beautiful work, Alex.

 

The only thing that could make this even better would be to install one of GRJ's Super Puffer boards once they are available!

 

Mack

By the end of next week I should have them.

 

Hi Guys,

 

I thank you all for the great comment's.

 

Some of you asked what I used for an antenna, the simplest and easiest way I've found for an antenna. Is I slip the antenna wire through the bottom of the chassis and I run it along the side bottom edge of the tender, and then run it up along the inside of a vertical grab rail. It works great.

 

Thanks,

Alex

You must have one happy customer. Big improvement!!!!!

Very impressive Alex. What a difference.

Nice job!

 

Are you kidding me? I thought those ERR upgrade kits ONLY WORKED on Lionel and K-Line engines!!!

 

If this is a joke I am gonna explode.

 

How come ERR doesn't advertise that MTH trains can be converted using its boards? Why don't they sell upgrade kits for MTH?

 

So I guess this means that MTH engines with ERR boards will operate under TMCC (no more Protosound). 

 

I find this all so amazing and tantalizing.

 

Great job alex

 

Doug

 

Alex the Great has struck again. ERR has really nice sound available with the new 5.0 rs chips available. 

Makes you believe the sky is the limit on any older previously released locomotive.

Thanks for sharing.

BTW Alex, did you use the carryover tender cord, or install a new one?

Do you thing an IR could be used as well?

As far as upgrading an older TMCC engine (Erie Pacific style) with the jump, is this a plug and play upgrade?

Thanks Alex....

What a difference indeed, sounds great! 

Train collector I will let you know how happy I am when it shows up here. From the looks of it I will be more than happy.

Terrence L,

 

It's no joke; ERR can be installed in any brand as long as it has a can motor. Williams, K-Line, MTH, Lionel, etc.

And MTH does sell PS 2 upgrade kits for steam and diesel. These too can be installed in any engine as long as it has a can motor with flywheel.

Mack

Alex

Very Impressive, sending you an e-mail

Steve

Thanks for clearing this up for me, Mack. I am not as experienced as many long time forum members. I do know what a can motor is, but I am uncertain as to what a fly wheel is. Is it that flat cylindrical thing on the top of the can motor that spins around? In my MTH Protsound 2 engines it seems to have stripes on it - I suspect that might be the so-called "fly wheel"... although it doesn't actually fly - LOL!

 

I also want to say to Alex (the OP) that his project is spectacular! Extremely inspiring. Excellent job Alex.

So anything with a Lionel Pullmor Motor can not be upgraded using Electric Rail Road boards.

 

 

Andrew

Hi Terrence,

Yes, that is the flywheel you are describing. The stripes on your PS2 engines are the tachometer tape that an optical sensor reads to control the speed.

The ERR cruise commander also provides constant speed control but does not require use of the tachometer tape.

Mack

Hi Andrew,

That is not totally correct. ERR makes the AC Commander specifically for ac open frame (Pullmor) motors. It provides TMCC to Pullmor engines but does NOT provide for constant speed ( I.e. Cruise control). The ERR cruise commander can only be used with DC can motors.

Regards,

Mack

Alex, What did you use for the chuff rate , reed switch? and did they( ERR ) supply it?

I have this Big Boy too and looking to upgrade it either proto 3.0 if it comes out or ERR

Thanks

 

I've installed the ERR board in my PS1 PRR #5400 K4.

Yes I used a reed switch which was supplied with the ERR kit

 

Alex

Wow Alex,

 

You are just an "upgrading kind of guy"

 

Very nice work indeed.

 

Richard

Got the engine back today from Alex he did a great job on the upgrade. Im sure I will have some more engines to send to him.

Really excellent sound and install.  Thinking about using the ERR articulated sound in my K Line Allegheney.  just convinced me!