PS1 to PS3 upgrade

No board photo, but here's a pinout for the #30-1566-1  4-6-0 tender 20 pin connector.  I was looking for a tender backup light tap.

These connector pin numbers are not necessarily the MTH pin numbers.  Please see diagram on next page. 

Pin out diagram

Susan,

Pin out diagram

 

Looking at the right-hand pinout diagram, label the blu wire as pin "1" ands the ben wore as pin 5. Then, the tender backup light should be on pin 3.

That's where it is on my Premier PS3 0-6-0.

Thank you for the diagram. It's what I have hooked up so far from my Railking engine also. I'm looking at the boiler board for more connections. It has many more.

 We need to get inside a Premier and fill in the rest of the wires identity. I sent an email to MTH. I took apart a diesel PS3 and with one board doing the job, I feel that it would not correspond correctly to this steam wiring. I don't have a Premier steamer with PS3 yet.

 Might be a good time to get one!

One issue with PS-3, is that any pin output can be used for any feature depending on the flash code and engine.  SO.....while some standardization is there, you might find variations.  G

got her running at least, for now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGW7xeEz_Uk&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaSaEUKlLow&feature=youtu.be

I thought it was interesting that at the end of the upload, it added an extra that was labeled something like HO code (flash code ....?)

 G, with so many more wires, there must be many more function outputs? It would be cool if they made some type of standard to follow for steam and diesel. I know that PS2 light's designations (functions), seemed to change over the years. I can load up an older soundset and watch the number boards flash like mars lights for ex.

 I emailed Midge to see if I can get a wired harness. Maybe I could play on the bench to see what works?

 I had to mill out the engine and the tender to make room for the drawbar. After doing all that, I had to mill down an area under the motor. It was the only place to fit the large boiler board. I tucked part of it under.

 I don't think I could add any wires directly without a harness anymore. These new board's traces are tiny and even hidden. I can't see U guys making the older PS2 type repairs very easy, like you've posted.