Bmurphy20 posted:I was also excited to finally receive my MTH Rail King Canadian Pacific Holiday boxcars on Friday. I ordered them last year along with engine and the CP engine arrived last fall, but no cars. Charles Ro indicated that they sold out of the cars, but held the order until the next shipment arrived.
I just put car 30-7094A on the track to test along with a post war steamer powered by a Lionel CW-80. The lights were fine for a couple of minutes, then glowed brighter for a second. The blue and green LED lights stopped working, but the red and yellow lights are continue to work. I am now afraid to test the remaining three cars.
I will call Charles Ro on Monday for a replacement. Are these cars are compatible with Lionel power supplies?
Thanks!
I'm wondering about a possible reason for your car's failure, Bill. Were you running that engine in conventional mode using the CW-80? I'm asking because Trainland's Kenn Jr. mentioned in another thread that 18 volts is optimal for powering these boxcars. So, if you were running in conventional mode, maybe that car worked fine while the engine was powered at less than 18 volts but when the engine's speed and the accompanying voltage was increased beyond 18 volts, that's when the LEDs suddenly brightened and went out? If that's what possibly happened, through no fault of yourself, Bill, then perhaps it would be advisable for MTH to publish a cautionary warning that their LED equipped rolling stock have a risk, however so slight, of being damaged if the track voltage should exceed 18 volts.
