Another update, soldered the motor wires back together and tested again, and it started to run very erratically, like a postwar E-unit with a bad ground. Any other ideas before I throw in the towel and send it off to be repaired?
If you’re getting erratic operation, you need to check all the wiring for what looks like the cruise sensor somewhere around the flywheel. Without being able to see all that you have, this looks like a TAS EOB set up. There are no parts available for these systems, unless someone on the forum has a working set up they can sell you. So if all your wiring is intact, the more than likely cause of the failure is a failed EOB board, or failed EOB cruise sensor. You’re really gonna be stuck replacing the entire system with ERR products, unless you can pig & a poke find parts ……Even trying to salvage the stock RS system in that engine isn’t going to be simple, as a lot of the components that Lionel used to stock, have simply disappeared from the face of the earth. Your easiest solution IF the EOB components are indeed dead, is going to be an ERR Cruise Commander, & ERR Railsounds set. You’ll still have to deal with chuff, unless this engine has a cam and chuff switch. Lastly, you should be able to integrate the TAS smoke unit ( if so equipped ) into the ERR system…….
Pat
