I just obtained a Weaver 0-8-0 switcher with TMCC installed. The engine-tender connection is a plug with 6 needle-like pins and a matching socket. This is really, really hard to put together. Does anyone out there have any experience with replacing this plug/socket set-up with a more user friendly one? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks,
Phil
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Weaver had lots of different connections over the years, how about a picture of the connector and also of the rear of the locomotive? I like to use the MTH 10-pin tethers for my TMCC conversions. My Weaver G2sa has an 8-pin straight tether, that's the factory lashup for that one, it's also a TMCC locomotive.
I believe this is the ugly large connector that is plugged between engine and tender. Working on a Weaver Brass right now that has it. Your effort is going to require you to rewire both engine and tender. I use MTH stuff, but in this case you have to make a harness with a diesel like receptacle that can be hidden in heat shrink, since your going to have and external connection. Otherwise your mounting a vertical bracket on the shell for an internal MTH type connector. I am considering that for this one. G
I think later in the production Weaver went to a nicer tether arrangement. The G2sa has a nice 8-pin straight tether that uses an internal locomotive connector just like the MTH stuff. The G2sa also uses the Lionel modular boards, very easy to drop a CC-M into it for cruise.
This weaver has Lionel modular too with all boards in tender. Neat little setup. But the connector is bulky with long pins. One pin on one connector to ensure assembled right. Not only that but it is almost too long to fit between engine and tender with drawbar connected. Not sure why they did not use a connector like K-line and TAS was using? G
George, they did use the K-Line style connector for later models, mine has that connector in 8 pins.
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