Last year I posted some questions about the 4-6-0 Red Comet I had. I finally ordered the new chassis and have almost everything disassembled and I have a few questions.
1) The new chassis has two switches where the old chassis only had one. I was going to just replace the smoke box cover with one that had slots for both switches but they are out of stock. Would it be a problem to only install the one switch for the smoke unit and leave the direction switch loose inside? I only plan on running it on the oval track that it came with so its not like I'm going to be doing anything fancy with it.
2) Is there a way to avoid re-soldering the wires for the light besides just cutting and leaving them loose?
3) The back of the new chassis has two plugs. The tender only has one cord for the sound. Why do the new ones have two and what is the best way to modify the shell to accommodate the second plug?
Thanks,
Mark Sumner
1) The new chassis has two switches where the old chassis only had one. I was going to just replace the smoke box cover with one that had slots for both switches but they are out of stock. Would it be a problem to only install the one switch for the smoke unit and leave the direction switch loose inside? I only plan on running it on the oval track that it came with so its not like I'm going to be doing anything fancy with it.
2) Is there a way to avoid re-soldering the wires for the light besides just cutting and leaving them loose?
3) The back of the new chassis has two plugs. The tender only has one cord for the sound. Why do the new ones have two and what is the best way to modify the shell to accommodate the second plug?
Thanks,
Mark Sumner