My Lionel 6-24119 Big Bay Lighthouse sound stopped working. The fog horn still sounds but not the background sounds. I tried to take it apart to get to the board but I am stumped how to access it. I removed all of the small screws on the bottom but I don't see the boards. It appears they are encased in the base. What am I missing. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Other posts have mentioned and by looking at the parts breakdown by Lionel that board resides inside the house along with the speaker. Looks like 4 screws hold the house to the base and it should then pull straight up.
https://www.lionelsupport.com/...ON=productPartFilter
Before you actually take anything apart further try adjusting the volume knob up and down over the full range several times. This will wipe the potentiometer. I think it's disguised as a rock. See below:
Thanks for the info. I have tried turning the volume up and down. The fog horn works fine though just not the background sounds so I'm guessing that it is something on the circuit board. I had tried removing the screws but didn't see how to remove the house. I'll try using a bit more force and see if it pops it off.
Not a sound unit but one of my members installed a flashing light.
When all else fails, you could get an ITT Products sound module, GL520...
It'll run for about 30 seconds at the push of your accessory button. If the Lionel speaker is 8Ω you should be able to use the same rather than provide your own. Anyhow, wiring it to the same push button and accessory power, you'll have your beacon light and a great seashore/foghorn sound to complement.
Just a thought...
KD
I removed the four screws that are under the house and I cannot remove the house. From the top it looks like the walls of the house cannot be separated from the base. Has anyone actually removed the house and if so how? I couldn't pull the house off no matter how hard I pulled.
I did you try to remove the roof?
How does the roof come off. I tried sliding it but it wouldn't move. Thanks.
If you figure out how to expose the circuit board, I'm standing-back and standing-by to comment on what the problem could be. The exploded parts list shows this as the circuit board which is/was $25 but NOT AVAILABLE from Lionel.
If this is indeed what the circuit board looks like, it's hard to believe the foghorn sound electronics is independent from the background sound electronics.
But since this circuit board most likely drives the lighthouse motor/lights, there is some discussion as to the best way to restore and/or potentially enhance lighthouse operation.
Lionel's replacement parts photo shows that both buildings, red and brown, are separate parts, so, it has got to come off somehow.
True. But there are no photos showing the bottom of the house. So while one would think there are 4 mounting posts with screw holes molded into the corners of the building who really knows!
While hard to imagine, perhaps the 4 speaker chamber screws interior to the 4 screws you removed might have some effect? Perhaps just loosen those a couple turns...but not enough to completely remove the screws...and see if the house loosens. I'd think taking an x-acto knife or sharp hobby-knife run along the foundation of the house might also help loosen it if there's indication a thin layer of glue or whatever was used to "seal" the houses to the base.
@MyToyTrains posted:How does the roof come off. I tried sliding it but it wouldn't move. Thanks.
Not so sure that roof comes off separate from the Keeper's House. It shows as 1 part only. That said, the house is an available part for only $10 so if you need to be a little aggressive.....go ahead.
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