LCS Sensor Track will not Record

I had the same problem with it not recording.  I called Lionel and they sent a filter capacitor that plugs into the last sensor track on your layout.  They said it had something to do with noise in the system that needed to be filtered out.  Once I got it and plugged it in,  everything began to record like it should.  The capacitor they sent was free of charge.

Probably need one of these as Blake pointed out.

That is correct Marty and when installed, it worked like a charm.

Blake Morris posted:

That is correct Marty and when installed, it worked like a charm.

Yep I have one too.

Marty I have a question about this sensor track.  Why did Lionel limit the sensor track to around 250 commands vs the 1000 or so on the cab2?  When I try to do a passenger station stop, pickup sounds as well as using the MTH disappearing passengers station, the buffer becomes full and won’t allow me to proceed in record mode.  With this being the issue, do you have any ideas that would allow me to do a descent recording of a passenger stop, pickup and return before buffering out?

Thanks for any input

I can't answer why the sensor track was limited to the current 250 or so commands.  The best thing to maximize the use is to limit any whistle blowing or other non essential sound commands.  The only thing you can really do is eliminate or curtail unnecessary commands.   Maybe they'll do an upgrade for new sensor tracks to increase the record length.  I'd certainly be interested in that as well.

I would like to see that as well.  Do you think if I were to place a sensor way ahead of the station stop with approaching sounds and such and a sensor past the station with departing commands, would this would remedy the problem?  I guess what I’m saying is would the second sensor allow for a second set of commands to take over and cancel out the first sensor recording?

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Blake Morris posted:

I would like to see that as well.  Do you think if I were to place a sensor way ahead of the station stop with approaching sounds and such and a sensor past the station with departing commands, would this would remedy the problem?  I guess what I’m saying is would the second sensor allow for a second set of commands to take over and cancel out the first sensor recording?

It would definitely help.  The first ST would need to be able to at minimum have enough commands to get the locomotive rolling again so it can trigger the second track recording.

Thanks to Harvy for the follow up on eTrain as well.

Yes sir and timing it just right.  I’m going to try it out and see what will happen. 

Blake Morris posted:

Yes sir and timing it just right.  I’m going to try it out and see what will happen. 

I would end the recording of the 1st ST before the engine passes over the second or it will ignore it.

So I have to manually stop the recording of the first ST or second ST will be ignored is that correct?

BTW, I just installed a commander M in a K-line makado steamer.  It runs great however, I noticed that when the locomotive falls into a curve, it slows down a notch and then goes back to regular speed.  Before the upgrade, the Loco never did this.  Have you ever had anything like that happen to you?  Any idea on what it could be?  All the settings are by the book.

Blake Morris posted:

So I have to manually stop the recording of the first ST or second ST will be ignored is that correct?

Yes when making the 1st ST recording end it after the locomotive starts moving again out of the station provided that didn't use up all of the memory.  The 2nd ST will take over an "outbound" speed adjustments and signal sounding.  I hope that explains it.

I completely understand.  Thanks for sharing your expertise with me.  I may go to the next LUG meeting in York next fall and get to meet you guys.  I was completely unaware of this but the folks in Pennsylvania told me that I had an accent.  Since I live in North Carolina, I guess I do sound different.  LOL 

Here's a bit of additional info related to the "filter". http://highrailcompany.com/new...sortrack-filter.html