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Reply to "Lionel 6-18000 B6 switcher board issues"

If the wires to the hall sensor break and short on the frame the board may be damaged.  I did a mod to the hall sensor and the truck it is on to prevent possible damage to the board. The wires from the board to the hall sensor are WAY larger than they have to be and to compound the problem the small PC board the wires attach to is supported only by the leads coming out of the sensor.  When the truck pivots the wires tug on the board and flex the leads coming out of the sensor till they break.  First I substituted 32 gauge wire in place of 22~24 which Lionel used then I drilled a hole in the truck mounting lug and ran the smaller wires through the lug.  I have since added TMCC to this B6 and a railsounds 2.5 board in the tender as well as a pickup roller to the truck the hall sensor is on. While at it I installed a MTH fan smoke unit and 4 chuff smoke. The photo shows a LCRU2 board which I am in the process of replacing with an ERR AC Commander.  The old LCRU2 board stopped talking with the RS2.5 board.  I'll add a photo of the ERR board in the loco asap   See photos.      j

 

 

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