The Chronicles of Norm #8 - The Big Engine

A Lionel TMCC S1 from the early 2000s rolls into the shop and onto the layout.

0:00 Intro and look-over
1:45 IR tether woes
2:35 IR tether alignment testing
3:36 3D printed IR tether LED housing
4:13 Lionel second gen. Odyssey exploration
5:00 Odyssey speed curve plotting
5:59 eBay scope for train analysis
7:00 CAB2 absolute speed steps
7:50 Excel speed plots
9:51 Loco chassis tour/more work planning
12:06 Gearbox maintenance
15:11 Chuff upgrade/repair
17:16 3D printed chuff cam #1
18:11 Final chuff cam version and chuff phasing
19.37 Loco wiring cleanup
23:52 Tender wiring cleanup
26:15 Naked test run
28:11 Tender buzz fix
29:01 Power umbilical
29:30 Reassembly and review
29:52 Weigh-in
30:04 Final test run
34:28 3D printed ashpan screen replacements
36:40 Final running montage