Lionel 6-18952, electro coupler wiring.

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I've attached the wiring schematic for the locomotive. Any idea where to connect the front and rear electro couplers to the board? 

Your locomotive was equipped with a magnetically operated coupler in the front.

As you discovered in your schematic, the electronics to control electronic couplers may not be present. You would likely need to upgrade your control board with a more capable board - ERR is the place to look:

http://www.3rdrail.com/err-3rdrail/index.html

bmoran4 posted:

Your locomotive was equipped with a magnetically operated coupler in the front.

As you discovered in your schematic, the electronics to control electronic couplers are not present. You would need to upgrade your control board with a more capable board - ERR is the place to look:

http://www.3rdrail.com/err-3rdrail/index.html

 

 

All LCRUs are capable of controlling electrocouplers. No need to upgrade to ERR. I just need to know where to hook the couplers on the board. My guess is the unused connector in the middle of the board. One terminal is probably front, the other rear, with the other wire from each coil coupler going to ground. 

I have the NYC version of this PA.  The attached diagram is what I came up with.  I got this by looking at a unit that comes with electrocouplers factory connected, and uses the LCRU, in my case NW-2 (6-18959) in Supplement 41.

Mike

Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

I have the NYC version of this PA.  The attached diagram is what I came up with.  I got this by looking at a unit that comes with electrocouplers factory connected, and uses the LCRU, in my case NW-2 (6-18959) in Supplement 41.

Mike

 

Awesome! Thanks. I'll try that out and report back.

The diagram above was correct. Added electro couplers front and rear following the above diagram and they work perfectly.