@Mark Boyce posted:Thank you too, Craig! So you can teach an old dog new tricks! It just takes a bit of clarification. 😃
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Craig, thank you for the photographs of the instructions. They look straightforward, but offer several variations! I like it!! 👍🏻
That was certainly quick and easy. I programmed the Weaver RS3 and the video shows the results. Actually it runs even slower, but I had trouble setting the speed and holding the smartphone to get the video. Thank you Bob, Pete, Craig!!
Great job Mark! All I can say is you all are a lot braver then I am! LOL 
@Mark Boyce posted:That was certainly quick and easy. I programmed the Weaver RS3 and the video shows the results. Actually it runs even slower, but I had trouble setting the speed and holding the smartphone to get the video. Thank you Bob, Pete, Craig!!
Looks great Mark. Glad it was a simple fix.
Bob
Thank you, Mike and Bob! I was half expecting it not to work the first try, and I would have to do it again. That is what happened on my two PS3 upgrade file loads.
@Mark Boyce posted:That was certainly quick and easy. I programmed the Weaver RS3 and the video shows the results. Actually it runs even slower, but I had trouble setting the speed and holding the smartphone to get the video. Thank you Bob, Pete, Craig!!
My pleasure and loooks greeeeat
@ThatGuy posted:My pleasure and loooks greeeeat
I was disappointed with it when I got it, but I should have known a reprogram would help.
@Mark Boyce posted:That was certainly quick and easy. I programmed the Weaver RS3 and the video shows the results. Actually it runs even slower, but I had trouble setting the speed and holding the smartphone to get the video. Thank you Bob, Pete, Craig!!
Looks like a really good speed Mark. Nice job. 
( instead of holdoing the smart phone get a phone holder with an adapter and and mount it on a tripod maybe? 
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@Dallas Joseph posted:Looks like a really good speed Mark. Nice job.
( instead of holdoing the smart phone get a phone holder with an adapter and and mount it on a tripod maybe?
Thank you, Dallas! You have a good point. I can tell some some others are using a tripod and some kind of holder because their videos are so steady. Also, if I had just done a runby with the engine already moving, I could have just left the remote sitting on the layout, hands off.
@RSJB18 Great job on your Weaver RS 3!
”I'm very pleased with the results and the install was simple compared to doing a full ERR or PS3/2 stacker. Safe to say I'll be upgrading more basic engines with this method. 
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Funny your simple scared me off. Thinking about all those connectors that you were dealing with.
@pennsyfan posted:@RSJB18 Great job on your Weaver RS 3!
”I'm very pleased with the results and the install was simple compared to doing a full ERR or PS3/2 stacker. Safe to say I'll be upgrading more basic engines with this method.
Funny your simple scared me off. Thinking about all those connectors that you were dealing with.
Those little plugs do look intimidating. I bought ready made harnesses as recommended by GRJ. Much better than trying to build them from scratch. Just not worth the aggravation. 
In the case of the LC boards, the plugs are labeled so it's easy to know what to connect to each.
Thanks
@RSJB18 posted: Much better than trying to build them from scratch. Just not worth the aggravation.Thanks
Well if we didn't spend sooooo much time on the FORUM getting a plethora of ideas for our layouts we would have more time and peace of mind to DIY.
God speed Bob. 
@Dallas Joseph posted:Well if we didn't spend sooooo much time on the FORUM getting a plethora of ideas for our layouts we would have more time and peace of mind to DIY.
God speed Bob.
Dallas, for folks like me between layouts its a great time to collect ideas! LOL
@Dallas Joseph posted:Well if we didn't spend sooooo much time on the FORUM getting a plethora of ideas for our layouts we would have more time and peace of mind to DIY.
God speed Bob.
It’s the ideas that get me into trouble; mainly my own, e.g. I had the brain storm to create an elevated subway track. It eventually turned out ok after two years of aggravation. That’s when I coined this phrase; and someone liked it so much they made a simulated needle point. It’s now hanging at the entrance to my train room.
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@mike g. posted:Dallas, for folks like me between layouts its a great time to collect ideas! LOL
@pennsyfan posted:It’s the ideas that get me into trouble; mainly my own, e.g. I had the brain storm to create an elevated subway track. It eventually turned out ok after two years of aggravation. That’s when I coined this phrase; and someone liked it so much they made a simulated needle point. It’s now hanging at the entrance to my train room.
Beautiful thoughts gentelmen .
@Mark Boyce posted:That was certainly quick and easy. I programmed the Weaver RS3 and the video shows the results. Actually it runs even slower, but I had trouble setting the speed and holding the smartphone to get the video.
Nice work Mark! I have absolutely no idea about the inner workings of these locomotives and I appreciate what I learn from the members. Heck, I had no clue what a BCR was until I heard it from Mr. Muffin’s latest York video.
Gene
@Genemed posted:Nice work Mark! I have absolutely no idea about the inner workings of these locomotives and I appreciate what I learn from the members. Heck, I had no clue what a BCR was until I heard it from Mr. Muffin’s latest York video.
Gene
Thank you, Gene! It's like someone who doesn't understand the inner workings of their car. You don't have to understand it to use it. You just need to know who to contact when there is a problem! 
Took the RS3 apart last night to fix the rubbing of the flywheel against the cab interior.......Missed by about a 1/8" so now I have to take it apart one more time........
Bob
@RSJB18 posted:Took the RS3 apart last night to fix the rubbing of the flywheel against the cab interior.......Missed by about a 1/8" so now I have to take it apart one more time........
Bob
Ugh!
@Mark Boyce posted:Ugh!
Yea........although I used more colorful language.......
It's hard to measure the parts because the interior has to be installed inside the cab. It looked like a 1/4" had to come off but it's closer to 3/8" plus.
Bob
@RSJB18 posted:Took the RS3 apart last night to fix the rubbing of the flywheel against the cab interior.......Missed by about a 1/8" so now I have to take it apart one more time........
Bob
Perhaps you should consider a malted beverage prior to recommencing.
Well, I have a pair of Atlas GP60s, one powered and one non-powered, all apart and in the process of making one complete to upgrade to PS3. I had upgraded an Atlas GP60 to PS3 a month or so ago but couldn’t figure out how to install the proto couplers. I left the TMCC couplers installed in it. I ordered the short MTH couplers and had them on hand thinking that they might work better than the longer ones that came with the upgrade kit. When I received the two locomotives that are now on the bench, the powered one was not in very good condition. Several screw posts were broken, the shell was cracked and there were several broken railing stanchions among several other minor problems. I decided to used the non-powered shell, chassis/frame and pilots and transfer the motors and trucks from the damaged one. I figured out what to modify to attach the MTH proto couplers. Just took a hacksaw, a little filing, proper orientation of the modified piece, a “T” post, spring, #10 washer and an “E” clip. I had to make the holes larger in the pilots and frame to make room for the coupler wire connectors to fit through. I have headlights, number board lights and backup lights installed. Now all I need to do is install the PS3 board, decide if I want to use two TMCC 8 ohm speakers in parallel (not using smoke unit so there should be space) or use the kit speaker and install the nano LEDs, for the ditch lights, when they arrive from Evan Designs.
Larry
Sounds like a good project, Larry! I used some parts from a non powered F3 to complete my powered F3 PS3 upgrade.
