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replacing tender on P2K 2-8-8-2

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replacing tender on P2K 2-8-8-2
Posted by weibel on Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:52 PM
I have a N&W version of the P2K 2-8-8-2 that i've kit bashed to approximate a BR&P engine. As part of that, i'd like to replace the tender with a Bachmann long tender. I was wondering if anyone had done this and are there any issues with doing something like that? Thanks, Jason Weibel.
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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:42 PM

 They did make a long  tender version of that Y3 not sure if you can buy it from walthers or not but it may be worth a shot.

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?
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Posted by weibel on Monday, February 15, 2010 4:45 PM
I tried looking for that, but haven't been able to find one. Also, i already had a Bachmann long tender lying around. So, i would like to try using that one. Mainly, i am wondering if there's anything strange about the wiring, or if there's anything different about the wiring. Both tenders are DCC ready, so i'm hopeful that as long as i connect what appear to be the same wires i should be fine. Unfortunately, they use different connectors, so i can't just simply and easily swap one tender for the other and i'll have to change connectors on one, or the other. Thanks, Jason.
Allegheny2-6-6-6

 They did make a long  tender version of that Y3 not sure if you can buy it from walthers or not but it may be worth a shot.

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Monday, February 15, 2010 7:29 PM

 Even though the cab connections MAY be the same I would just do a complete swap out of the Proto board plugs etc. in to the Bachmann tender. I would like to believe that sort of wiring would be standardized too just like decoder wiring but I guess the only way you would know for sure is to place the two boards with connectors side by side and ring the connections out with a meter.Swapping the boards sound a heck of a lot simpler.

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?

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