hello
would a lionel cheaf work on real trax using a mth 40-1028 infered lock on?
thank you
kevin
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The MTH product listed is used to detect train presence to control an accessory conventionally. MTH has the manual is available here: https://mthtrains.com/sites/de...ction/40as15041i.pdf
LionChief has nothing to do with this and will not make it work or prevent it from working.
As long as there is at least 10-12 volts on the track, or ideally a bit more, LionChief locos should work fine. You would not be able to control the loco using any MTH control system or transformer as LionChief operates using a fixed voltage via the included remote or the universal remote. More recent LionChief locos also can be controlled using the Lionel app on any smart device using Android or Apple operating systems.
It is unclear if @kwisor is referring to LionChief as specifically the first edition, or LionChief as a family, which includes LionCheif, LionChief Plus, or LionChief Plus 2.0. The later two revisions support conventional transformer control no issue.
Again, the "type" of locomotive has nothing to do with compatibility of the MTH Accessory Activator, 40-1028, mentioned. However, the MTH unit (manual linked above) does not specify that it works on DC track power supplied by the cheap inexpensive wall-wart power bricks included with some of Lionel's entry line sets. 3 rail o gauge is still standardized around low voltage AC as it has been for over a century.
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Hello
i was able to make it work what i did was took a lionel control track for the lionelcheif i opened it up to see what it had in side i did not use the the inferred lock on i hooked the lionel connector to the mth lock on and it works great
thanks for the replays i will post a photo soon
kevin
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