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Francine posted:

Hi John,

Understood, but my question is, if it is the board and only the sound is gone and Lionel can't supply new boards, can some other sound board be added? For clarification, use the motive board and add something for sound?

It's an ALL or NOTHING situation here, the sound interface is integrated into that single board.  Since this is an LC locomotive, you have to have the receiver able to control the sound.  There is no solution other than a complete board replacement if the board is indeed bad.

We're getting the cart before the horse, it's likely it's a problem with the tether and/or speaker, and possibly wiring inside the locomotive.

Replacing boards is easy.   Replacing components on the boards is hard.  

My local shop told me a few years ago that he was very frustrated trying to repair lionel stuff.   He said each run seems to have different boards and components, and the kicker, Lionel never seemed to have replacements for older ones.   I think this might be true of other mfg but he was a Lionel repair shop.    He said he could find the problems, but could not get the parts because they told him they no longer stocked them.

Hi Harry,

Already going to do it Saturday.  I checked the connection between the engine and tender.  Tried to raise the volume, but it make no sound - doesn't even been, like it used to when turn on, but hand held off.

I went bad at York, I took it home and it worked.  Ran it Saturday at a club event - no sound, took it home no sound.  I suspect something might be loose or maybe unsoldered?

Francine

Ok Folks, now for resolution:  Harry tested the engine on his layout and the sound worked intermittently.  He took the tender in the back, came back and placed it back on the track.  Worked perfectly.  The answer:  DIRTY WHEELS. 

I forgot to check that.  In HO that was the most frequent problem.  In O it is rarely a problem, but because S is 2 rain, like HO - it pays to check the wheels frequently.

Thanks to Harry and all the folks at Hennings!

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