Having problems with reed switch for ERR sound commander in a lionel T-1 steamer item# 6-18006. Intermittent chuffing especially on turns. My minimum radius curves are 054. Reed switch is mounted on tender truck magnet on wheel . I' am getting tired of trial an error adjustments. What I would like to is use a cherry switch or something more reliable. Installation would be best in tender, doesn't matter about be in sink with drivers. Any and all ideas would be much welcomed.
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Well, they don't install in the tender, but I'll soon have these available through Henning's Trains. 
Super-Chuffer Chuff Generation Enhancement
Will it work with original a.c. motor ? I did install your super chuffed board , works great,nice design. I thought about going to a dc motor but had no idea what to use.
Well, the AC motor doesn't have a flywheel, so that's a problem. :-)
As for DC motors, Frank Timko has DC motor adapters for many locomotives, and I have two of these exact models with the Timko motors, so I know he has them for that particular locomotive. That also allowed me to upgrade to cruise control, makes a much nicer running rig. I had one of these at York as my Super-Chuffer demo in the Henning's Trains booth in the Orange hall.
Did you by any chance take photos of your installation ? A picture would be worth a thousand words. Thanks for the replies . Sent an email to Frank, I think I will swap to a dc motor.
I don't have any pictures, but it's just a different motor mount and the DC motor replacing the AC motor. A bonus is the DC motor fits totally inside the cab, so I used JB-Weld to cover the brush holder holes and painted them black.
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