Reply to "MTH Z-4000 powering Lionel powermaster - no sound on Proto one - why ?"

Mike: without the non-polarized capacitor installed on the early powermaster output there is no sound.

When I install one or two of the 100 uf caps (in parallel) the sound comes on and stay on accordingly, however the bell comes on and most times I cannot get the bell off. and it usually triggers the announcements.

I'm still hoping we can find a fix to use these powermasters ( I need to power three different loops)

I hear the Legacy powermaster will do the trick but they are $99. each and not sure if that will do the trick

thanks for your reply

Tom