Is the electric railroad cruise light compatible with the Lionel engines that have the 2 can motors (cheapies) mounted in the truck. Kline and MPC also used this setup....
I understand the cruise light has triggering options for some of the existing sound boards and the postwar relay can be triggered. I know some of these options require a add on board...which ones?
I can't seem to find a manual online to answer these questions.
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Yes as long as the motors are dc. If you want to look at a manual the cruise commander is essentially the same as the lite is. The pinouts are the same but the pictures are different as the components are heavier duty. There is a circuit on there site that you can build to trigger the whistle/ horn.
Ron
If you're putting the CC-Lite into the dual motored K-Line or MPC engines, I suggest you use a PTC in the power lead to protect the motor drivers. I use a .65A hold, 1.3A trip one.
The reason for this advice is I have the CC-Lite in a K-Line Interurban 2-car set (1 powered), and it stalled on a switch. In a few seconds the CC-Lite board was up in smoke! It melted the drivers right off the board! If the stall current exceeds the driver rating, even for a short time, it'll kill the board.
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