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a few years back i began installing PS2 into the first MTH engines that my late dad purchased back in 1994. I am finally getting around to putting a PS3 upgrade kit into this Engine: 20-3005-1.

(The information for this engine on the MTH website aren't correct as it mentions PS-2, but this engine was either Proto -1 or QSI DCRU. ProtoSound 2 didn't even exist on the market.)

My reason for the post is to understand if any of the more experience technicians here have done a Protosound 2 or Protosound 3 upgrade on one of these engines and specifically, is there anything to be careful of with these engines that have the seuthe style smoke units? For example, can the new ps3 upgrade kits handle the seuthe smoke unit directly? I prefer to be able to turn the smoke on/off from the remote, but I haven't compared the current draw on the seuthe unit to the more common MTH smoke units. 

George, Marty, John...do any of you have any "tips" on how you would handle this or other "gotcha's" to watch out for?

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If you show pictures of the chassis it might help determine if a standard MTH bracket would work.  Key is matching up a funnel.  Normally you need to use brass tube to make one that comes up the stack.   You also need to ensure solder joints don't touch shell on top of smoke unit.  Otherwise standard PS-2 or 3 install.  How PCB fits on rear of engine might be another sticking point with engine this early, but maybe not.  G

A big thanks to both of you!

Does MTH have a variety of brackets for the fan driven smoke units? Or it is more a matter of finding the one that will get you the majority of the way there and then modifying it the rest of the way? 

I haven't pulled the shell yet (still in the planning stages for this upgrade) but I will do that soon take some measurements and post some pictures.

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