Reply to "Lionel 28068 (Rio Grande Hudson Jr.) Signal Sounds Tender - No Chuff or Talk"

PaperTRWOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Be careful -- most of the information about the "upgradeability" of this piece mentioned above is incorrect.

As Ed H posted, this piece was an exclusive made for JCPenney in 2001. It came with a SignalSounds tender, which only has whistle and bell sounds. (Therefore, it seems like the OP's tender is working correctly.)

The manual that Lionel shows for this locomotive on their website isn't right. It was for a later version of this locomotive with RailSounds.

Unfortunately, there isn't really anything upgradeable about this piece. The locomotive comes with a standard 103 e-unit, which is not TMCC-compatible. While you could technically plug in a RailSounds 4 audio and power board to the tender motherboard, there isn't any way for the tender to see a "chuff" command.

And if there really is a 9-volt battery plug inside the tender, it shouldn't be there as it doesn't serve any function.

I hope this helps.

TRW

1/8/1611:31 PM

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