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       #Post#: 809--------------------------------------------------
       Postwar Bell Issue
       By: mille395 Date: December 1, 2014, 1:39 pm
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       Hello,  I have a postwar 2055 locomotive that is new to me.  It
       runs fine using my new CW-80 transformer and the whistle sounds
       great. However, the bell button sounds the whistle (briefly),
       the green light on the transformer flashes, and the locomotive
       loses power briefly. I have already reversed the wires
       connecting to my lockon as the service manual suggests and made
       sure the outside track connector is connected to the "U"
       connector.  The whistle works connected either way but the bell
       simply does not sound.
       Any ideas?
       Thank you!
       #Post#: 810--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Postwar Bell Issue
       By: TrainLarry Date: December 1, 2014, 2:58 pm
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       The 2055 does not have a bell in it, just a motor operated air
       whistle.
       The newer transformers such as your CW-80 have a whistle and
       bell button to operate the newer trains with electronic sounds.
       The whistle/bell sounds are triggered by a DC voltage applied to
       the center rail when the respective button is pushed. One DC
       polarity will sound the whistle, and the opposite DC polarity
       will sound the bell on the newer electronic sound locomotives.
       The older locomotives such as your 2055 use a relay to activate
       a motor to blow the whistle/horn. The relay is not DC polarity
       sensitive like the electronics are, and will pick up with either
       DC polarity. That is why the whistle blows with both the whistle
       and bell buttons.
       Use the whistle button to blow the whistle on your transformer.
       Larry
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