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A search garnered no printed or stamped motor ID, JDaddy.  The appearance is like any other can I've seen but it's the absence of cogging that is important.

Here's the tender mid reassembly.  Producing a trouble free upgrade installation involves the best practices of component positioning and wire dressing you can manage.  Nowhere is this more important than when quarters are cramped.  The tether flexibility outside the frame was crucial so the larger power feeds got heavier rubber coated wires.  Now Bruce!  You shouldn't use painters tape to secure wires!  This stuff is automotive grade 3M #233 and stays put and pliant indefinitely.  Umh, I see the RailSounds board but where's the speaker?  It will reside in the engine cab...more on that later.  The slight tilt in the main board was required so that the R4LC wouldn't contact the cast shell.

While the Cruise Commander heat sinc holds the board proud of the truck king pin and C clip, at the back I fashioned a platform out of styrene to mount the RS board and gain height.  Handle an RS board with extra caution and as infrequently as possible.  Yeah, don't ask!

Shell installed, there have been some details removed in preparation for future modifications, but let's get back to the electrical and mechanicals.  An antenna was made from wire mess, stuff that is 1/2" square openings and soldered together.  Form the wire to represent the shape of the coal load and solder on the antenna lead.   A covering could be whatever floats your boat.   Tape top and bottom will form a good base but make sure the edges are well insulated from the tender shell.  I used thin foam rubber to wrap mine.

At this stage it became possible to test the electricals in running mode.  Did I get it right the first time?  Stop laughing!  My mind can't seem to process possitive polarity with TMCC ground.  That's like doing things the British way! 

I removed the slant railing for ones of my own making but I required new markers now to wire up and replace the old solid jeweled types.  If anyone is interested in how I made those I can post a separate topic.

The attention paid to positioning the new coil coupler helps the illusion of authenticity.  I plan to do more work back there too.

A side view to show the awesome lowrider look that Lionel engineered in.  The coal load may get an extended coal bunker of the common type in PRR use.  That's another future endeavor.  The limiting chains on both trucks are a work in progress.

On the main she now performs better than ever and this seems like the perfect opportunity to take a breather.  Note the motor position low in the cab.  A past installation using a flywheel mounted motor from a diesel looked ungainly and the sacrifice in operating characteristics by swapping out with the printer motor seemed negligible.  Back to it next week. 

Bruce