I have been offered a 990 system for a good price but the seller says it comes on right away and then goes off. sounds like dead batteries to me. he is going to put non rechargeable in it latter and try again. question does Lionel still repair these? I hate to pass it up as I am not fond of running things with a phone as with the new base 3 units are coming. I have a wifi unit and serial module as well as bunch of switch and block controllers to use with it. Thoughts????
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Depends on whether or not you know and trust the seller. IMO, the situation doesn't pass the smell test - if all it takes is a fresh battery to make it function properly, why wouldn't he have done it already and have it be a non-issue?
Lionel has repaired these under silent warranty. You will have no problems getting it repaired if the battery situation doesn't fix it. Grab it, then call Lionel for an RA.
I had my 990 repaired a month or so ago. I dialed Lionel 1 minute before they open in the morning... they answered immediately. 3 minutes on the phone (they never asked where or when I purchased it) I just described the issue, 4 minutes received RA email, 5 minutes received the Shipping Label email. Shipped that day and received it back eight (8) days later... cost 0.00. Your experience may differ.
Yes Lionel is still honoring the warranty on these. I believe they are going to continue to fix them till either the base3 is out and or run out of parts for the cab and base
Dennis-Do you have a number? Thanks
I had a similar experience as Dennis' above about a year ago. I believe that it was also back at my house in about 8 days - astounding!
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