In the OGR uprade video, I believe it is a RailKing MTH GP9 (I've watched it, but not in a few weeks), so I'm sure this can be done. Mine is a Premier, but the size should be the same...
Short question/story - 8 lighting wires go to the shell (headlight, tail light, 2 mars lights, 2 number board lights, front and rear markers) 6 have associated ground wires (the marker lights each have 2 wires that go back to the harness). I can't make thewires fit, so I can put the shell back on. (About 6 hours of staring and rerouting. About 10 hours total labor and a few hours watching the video and reading.). Each wire ends in a pin that goes into a connector.I could strip that back, shorten the wire and re shrink wrap.
Do I need to shorten each wire?
Will that be enough?
I've walked away for the night, but i might gain a little space if I pigtail the couplers and cab lights near the base and pigtail the 6 shell lights.. Any thoughts on that?
The longer story:
No smoke, no overhead beakon - Associated wires gone.
In order to put the boards on the chassis, without raising them as shown in the video (I tried raising the boards first, but that left less wiring room), I have a BCR. It is nice and small.
This also eliminates the need for a charge port. As soon as i find a spot for the BCR, I am going to splice the battery/ charge port wire, so I can discard the charge port.
All other wiring (couplers, motors, tach, cab lights, speaker, volume) has been routed below the top of the PS2 boards, except enough to allow ground wire pigtailing of the couplers and cab lights.
I'm getting a bit frustrated with the process (glad it is a hobby). A always, I appreciate any suggestions
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