Aegis21 posted:Is this the proper power supply?
691RSPRA00 RAILSOUNDS POWER BOARD / UNIVERSAL $40.00
Yes. Here's the way your upgrade would work:
| 691R2LCC08 | R2LC / RADIO RECEIVER (C08 CODE) | $40.00 |
The R2LC board will give you TMCC. You replace the daughter board shown in your first image with the R2LC. Make sure the antenna wire has been re-soldered to the metal strip on the roof, and you should be good-to-go. There's a chance you may need to reprogram the R2LC for the locomotive that you're putting it in. You can find the procedure here:
https://www.lionelsupport.com/...oreTMCCfunctions.pdf
I don't recall if your locos have smoke units, but if they do, use the "8" code. If not, use "6."
The R2LC will interface just fine with the SignalSounds board found on the other end of the motherboard in your loco. You could stop here if you'd like.
To upgrade the sound system, you need these two boards:
| 691RSPRA00 | RAILSOUNDS POWER BOARD / UNIVERSAL | $40.00 |
| 691PCB114E | RAILSOUNDS 4.0 / GENERIC E SERIES | $45.00 |
The Power Board goes into the empty slot currently found on your motherboard. The RS4 Audio Board replaces the SignalSounds board currently on the motherboard. They must be replaced as a pair. This will give you full RailSounds, with engine sounds, coupler sounds, horn, bell, and generic CrewTalk/TowerCom.
Lastly, I wasn't offended by your earlier comments, and I hope you weren't by mine. However, while there's a ton of great knowledge and insight shared on this forum, it's also full of negativity and jaded perspectives towards manufacturers and retailers -- much of it deserved, other times maybe not so much.
This hobby isn't where it was in the 1950's, and the vast majority of people here would likely say that's a good thing. But with the technological advancements, customized detail, and extremely limited production runs there's a trade-off -- the high cost, and the inability to have repair parts available for everything. Your trains from the 1950's and 1960's could be repaired because there were likely similar items produced for decades. Some of today's trains see production times measured in single-digit days, never to be manufactured again. Things like sharing of similar parts across models is many times seen as reducing accuracy of the model.
I could go on, but I don't want to belabor the point. There's still much to learn and enjoy in today's hobby, even though it's far from perfect.
TRW
