Tools You Will Need
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Needle Nose Pliers
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Wire Cutter/Stripper
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Jewelers screwdriver
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Bathroom Caulk
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About 6 inches of 30 gauge or smaller wire
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Heat Shrink Tubing available at radio shack
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Soundtraxx 1/2" speaker
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Optional Additional 25V Capacitors, 60 uF or bigger recommended
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Soldering iron
Instructions:
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Use the needle nose pliers to pull the two support bar wires going into the steam chest on the front of the loco. They should pull out sideways from the boiler tank. But if they don’t you can lift them from the front bar on the other end. If you don’t remove these, you can’t take the top off easily.
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Replace the front and rear couplers with #14 Kadee Whisker Couplers. (The front pocket is a little narrow for the standard #5) If you have a problem getting the front screw plate cover back on (the screw is a bit short.) take a #11 blade, and ream the bottom of the hole a couple times. This will allow the screw to sink in a bit furhter, so it can grab the threads and hold.
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Turn over the locomotive. There is one screw at the front. The screw at the front is located between the cylinders. There are two tanks at the rear under the engineer and fireman in the cab. These may come off with you take the top off. If they do, simple glue will put them back into place. The cab steps come off fairly easy as well, so you’ll want to tape these on (so you don’t loose them) or take them off.