Adding Command Control To 2000 Era 282R Triple Action Magnet Crane - Possible?

I think the TMCC Accessory Motor Controller (AMC) can do what you want.  It can control up to 4 motors and you can set it up for things such as gantry crane cab rotates as you rotate CAB Remote Controller knob in whichever direction you are turning.

ERR used to have a Crane Commander around 2005.  I do not know if they still make that.  Your best bet is to email them.  There are sites (non forum sponsors) that perform TMCC installs that still list the Crane Commander, you could search for and contact those places as well. 

Gantry Crane Operation
Throttle knob – Controls rotation or hook
DIR (<> Key
 – Selects rotation direction
Boost Key
 – Selects Hook Up motion
Brake Key
 – Selects Hook Down motion
AUX1 Key
 – Latch / Un-Latch Bucket or Magnet
AUX2 Key
 – Jog Hook Down (while rotating

Andy,

All my searches for TMCC and crane commander wind up referencing the new Lionel crane with TMCC already built in.

I think the new AMC2 listed under LCS in the 2016 T&P catalog may be able to give me control over the 360 degree motor and the up/down line motor.  I'm not sure if I'd need something else for the on/off for the magnet since you really want a momentary power application not a latching application.

The AMC2 doesn't appear to have hit stores anywhere.  In looking for the manual on the previous iteration, I came up with the original IC Controls AMC and that manual specifically mentions using the AMC for the gantry crane.  But the manual didn't mention the magnet.  Assuming the AMC2 is just an LCS revision of the original, it will have the same ability to control 2 motors and 2 lights.  So could one of the light controls be used for the magnet?  Or would the variable voltage there be an issue?

I upgraded my crane several years ago using a Train America TMCC crane upgrade board. Train America is no longer with us, however, the board's inventor, Ernie Emrich, is. His forum handle is Lionel2341.

There is currently a TAS TMCC 282 crane upgrade board on that popular auction site.

TAStudios UTAC-C Command Control Board for Lionel 282 Gantry Crane
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAStud...-Crane-/391407759226

I'm still trying to find the TAStudios upgrade board.  Any ideas?  It looks to be the only option I have to get my 282 command controlled without getting the entire new crane coming out in December.

I have a Electric RR Crane Commander kit, still factory sealed.   Here is a link to the manual: http://www.electricrr.com/Manu...I-Crane-Com-Inst.pdf

I also have 1 of the TAS Traversing Crane kits available as well if anyone is interested (Make a deal!). 

 Don't see a email address listed in your profile MOPAC01....

I ran mine with an original IC Controls AMC for years.  It worked perfectly.  I assume the new AMC would work just as well.

I ran mine with an original IC Controls AMC for years.  It worked perfectly.  I assume the new AMC would work just as well.