RoyBoy posted:Laidoffsick posted:Powered B units for 3 Rail. Just like the F7s...powered Bs with sound and no tether.
Thats has been the biggest complaint for Lionel E unit sets, 1 pwrd, 1 dmmy. Especially with heavy 21" cars, 2 powered units are better than one, and will make those traction tires last longer.
I agree. At the last Lionel half price sale, I bought the motors and trucks to power two dummy E6 units. Now I have three sets of Lionel E-6 units, so which one gets left out?
RoyBoy,
Good idea to buy motors and trucks for the dummy units. Probably a lot cheaper than buying two complete Lionel AA sets (powered + dummy) to get two powered As like I've done. Still trying to figure out what to do with the dummy AA sets.
Do you run command control? If so, how did you set up your "new" powered units to run with the factory built powered units? Probably doable with DCS but I don't see how with Lionel unless you gut all the engines and rebuild with ERR products.
ADDED: Scott, maybe producing a limited number of power/command upgrade kits for those that want powered B units instead of making all B units powered. That way those who don't want power (either cost or operation) can get what they want, and those wanting powered units can buy the upgrade kit.
