Al, I'm guessing he was meaning amps, not volts. 
Sorry guys...yes i meant amps. I originally purchased 2 amp chokes but they were getting extremely hot so i found what believe they were 12 amp chokes but these chokes don't even get hot at all so i made the right choice
Where did you find a molex connector to fit the ph 180?
I used Lionel part #6-14194 but later found that this site had a nicer cable. http://www.cttrains.com/
I didn't have to cut any ends of which was nice as I prefer to keep things like new.
Originally Posted by Tds:
Where did you find a molex connector to fit the ph 180?
Originally Posted by Tds:
Where did you find a molex connector to fit the ph 180?
They're standard Molex connectors, you can buy them from Mouser Electronics.
I'd give you the number, but I lost the bag they were in.
Found the number on the connector, didn't realize it was there. It's the Molex 1396 Series, and that datasheet has the numbers to track them down. Mouser, as I said, has them.
Hi John, Hope you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving!
I was wondering if you could help me on this one. I recently purchased a used Lionel accessory on ebay and it turns out that the sound of playing music was playing very low. I opened up the item and noticed that next to the volume control there is a resistor (not sure if that's what they are called) that connects to wire that feeds out to speaker. If I use a jumper wire and bypass those two resistors the sound plays at normal volume. I am not sure if the person who owned it before me installed those for some reason or if they are factory. If so any idea what purpose they serve?? I have a feeling they are defective resistors since the sound is extremely low. If you think these are needed I would be more then happy to run to radio shack and try to find a match to replace them. Please have a look at the picture for me and let me know what you think.
Thanks a bunch!!
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
Found the number on the connector, didn't realize it was there. It's the Molex 1396 Series, and that datasheet has the numbers to track them down. Mouser, as I said, has them.
Matt,
From that picture, it seems clear that's not a factory installation. It appears the previous owner didn't want full volume and stuck those in to limit it. I think you could just remove them and run the wire directly to the terminal they're connected to.
John,
I am not sure why he would even do that because the volume control that it's connected to works. Either he didn't realize it was a volume control because it's hidden on the top or maybe they are some sort of crossover for the speaker? Just was not sure if they are needed to help protect the speaker.
Thanks a bunch!
Whatever it is, looks like a kludge. I know I'd never leave all that bare wire flapping in the breeze! 
Matthew;
My take on that picture is that he has kids that turn the sound up to max and got tired of turning it down.
I would remove the resistors and connect the wire back to the post. A manufacturer can get a proper value resistor and put it on the sound board, not an odd value pair in parallel in the wire.
Must be an echo in here. 
