Before I tear into my brand new diesel G gauge PS3 engine, I need to get a tach reader for it with a spacer behind to get it closer to the flywheel. I was told to grind the mounting area, but that seems ridiculous to do.
Is the PS3 diesel Tach reader different than the PS2? I have the PS2 spares right here. I think I remember the PS3 being bigger? I just don't know if it's different? I sent an email to Midge. I was too late today to make it thru to her.
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It is different with electronics on it. It may be adjustable with a set screw. Or it should be set right on production. Make sure flywheel clean too. G
Thanks G.
Maybe Midge will send me one for free! or at least sell me the right one.
Given MTH's ship[ping & handling charge, I'd call tech support. They can arrange to send you a replacement if there's a fault.
Yeah, I tried contacting MTH for a couple of months. The techs there thought at first I was doing something wrong. Then they thought the engines I was comparing the speed with maybe off. I have a ton of their engines. I know enough to do damage anyways.
The first engine that did this was a ps2 that I just sent out to be fixed and paid for it and shipping. That one also should have been warrantied. MTH did not respond.
Now I have a brand new one with PS3 and they won't fix it. So I will. I love their products but I can't stand dealing with them anymore. Urrrgggg!
For anyone into G scale, every product I've ever gotten anyways, needed work. So this is not a surprise.
So what tech will make me a special PS3 reader with a spacer?? They'd have to admit there was a problem first. I must be crazy that it's that fast.....
http://www.gscaletrainforum.co...lem/page-3#entry5481
I need to start my own MTH service station! 
To bad, I don't do electronics! 
for others....
Against my pride and better judgement, I just took a dremel to it and now it runs correctly. Yuck. done.
Indeed.
The goal is to get the reader back within spec, how that is achieved can be up to individual discretion depending on the given situation. The drive blocks were originally designed to have the reader with no spacer and if there is an anomaly in production that causes these standard spacing to be a little too far out of whack then ideally you want the spacing corrected in carefully measured degrees. A reader with intermediate spacing might do what is needed and might be too much. So correction requires individual evaluation of each situation to determine the best course of action. Using a dremel shouldn't automatically mean a hatchet job if you have the right tools and use the right amount of care.
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