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Railsounds activation problem
By: Harry F Date: December 8, 2013, 11:00 am
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I have an older Lionel O gauge layout on which I have been
running trains from the late forties and early fifties using KW
and ZW transformers. I recently purchased two engines with the
Railsounds system. Both sets were new in the box but one is a
1991 F3 Diesel (6-11711) and the other is a 2003 Berkshire Steam
engine and tender (6-38033). I cannot get the railsounds to
function properly. The diesel sound and the steam chuff work
properly but I cannot get the horn/whistle and the bell to
operate on either engine. I have a 6-5906 Sound Activation
Button wired to the layout. As I understand it, the whistle
control on the KW or ZW transformer should activate the whistle
or horn and the sound button should activate the bell. Neither
one works. When I first got the diesels, the whistle control on
the transformer did activate the bell, but so did the sound
button. I tried switching the wires but both still activated
the bell, no horn. However, now the bell does not even work.
The transformer whistle control does activate my old whistle
tender but nothing with Railsounds. I purchased another sound
button but that didn't work either and I changed the battery in
the tender. I doubt that I have bad sound boards on both
engines. Any ideas on what is going on?
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