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Tony, this is an outstanding accomplishment. If I can nearly follow this conversion, anybody should be able to. And, I can! Of course, I have the advantage of having taken my Mack apart myself now, so let me offer some suggestions for clarifying a few remaining things for somebody who hasn't dismantled the Mack and knows nothing about wiring: -- Description of how you soldered a fuse to make it part of the switch. For the truly rank beginner, you'll need to show/describe exactly how you did it. (If you soldered the fuse's leads to the switch's contact points, then how does that provide a definite protective barrier? It seems to me the power could just jump straight down the switch, regardless of whether the fuse blows? So I must have missed something) -- Also, why do you say "orient the switch so the fuse is toward the front". Is this a safety issue or what? Don't take our understanding for granted ... Does it matter for protectiion? -- Still need the blurry switch wiring photo redone. -- I wi***he photos were higher rez but I suspect that's a trains.com limitation, so we'll just have to live with it as their guests. -- You might want to explain why certain steps are critical -- just a sentence or so. E.g., explain that by removing the contact "posts", you disable trackpower. That kind of thing. I am so glad I nudged you to do this, Tony. It's exactly the kind of empowering how-to guide that I'd been hoping you could come up with! Before you did it, I wasn't sure I'd succeed if I tried this. Now I am. Can't wait for the parts list and price guesstimates, trailing car versiion, etc. F8 Best wishes.
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