Reply to "Installing ERR's AC Commander in Lionel CC Locomotives"

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Originally Posted by cap:

IIRC the ERR Commanders *do* have a whistle/horn output. No bell, sadly.

However, as was pointed out to my by the CTO of Lionel, the Cruise Commander does NOT have that output. Only the AC or DC Commander has the option.

Originally Posted by cap:

But were they isolated coils? Mine are grounded on one end. Now I am remembering this from a loooonnnnnggg time ago, but I never tried the caps because Jon said, paraphasing "caps won't help you, if they did you wouldn't need them because the Commander already has them".

So did you actually have (and solve) coupler opening problems on a Commander-equipped engine?

Yes I did. Also, almost any electrocoupler on a TMCC engine is frame ground on one side, at least I haven't found any that aren't.

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