PS/2 Centipede Upgrade Question (Solved)

Pictures?  I know some of the turbine upgrades I did with 4 pin drawbars were a PITA.  G

John, wouldnt a PS2 tender tether and socket work?

Matt, I don't know how clean that will come off.

George, here's a picture of what this one has, I'd like to see what the PS/2 models use.

That is the draw bar the coal turbine had.  I custom made a tether I attached to the draw bar, but I had to do it that way because of the swing of the shell on curves.  For yours, I would cut an access in the shell at the door and use the bracket for the internal harness to mount the external poking out the door.  G

I don't remember the coal turbine having the PCB tether, I do remember the odd split finger drawbar.

Your solution looks pretty neat, I may have to consider that route, looks like it would work. 

I'd still like to see what the PS/2 Centipede did, I might be able to buy the parts they used in that model if it's a nice solution.

John....you are always helping folks here on the forum and very seldom ask for help...so...I climbed my step ladder and got my PS-2 units down and took some pictures.  Hope this helps!

Alan

Thanks Alan, that does help!   I was wondering if I could use the standard diesel connector, it appears it may work after all.  I'll just have to make that little bracket, shouldn't be too difficult.

Is the left hand unit the master or the slave?

Great!!  The left hand unit is the master....

Alan

Thanks again, that seems like the way to go.

Well, the deed is done.  I couldn't come up with the PS/2 trucks, so I broke out Mr. Dremel and attacked the PS/1 trucks to make them somewhat like the PS/2 ones.  The top is the originals, they have those rather large mounts for the PC Board tether.  For the PS/2, all that had to go, and I finally ended up just cutting all that off and making the trailing trucks look like the PS/2 style trucks.  It actually came out pretty close. 

Doing the work I discovered one of the truck ends was bent at the narrow point and there was a crack developing.  I heated it up and straightened it, then added a nice bunch of JB Weld to strengthen it so it doesn't cause an issue.

The Original PS/1 Trailing Trucks

The modified PS/1 trucks for use with the PS/2 upgrade.

A shot of the actual PS/2 trucks provided by Alan so I could see what was different from the PS/1.

great Job done as you always make it look easier thern most do. great job hope it works perfectly

]Alan

Thanks, it was a surprise to find how different the PS/2 trucks were, first time I did a Centipede conversion.