Help needed, Lionmaster Legacy Big Boy. No chuff noise (ir connector issue?)

Do you have the lionchief app on your cell phone? Might try that to check the system overall too.

Hey thanks for suggestion, but because this was built in 2010, I think this was before Bluetooth? I only have conventional to test the unit currently.

Got it, sorry I thought it was the new one. Looks nice!

You have whistle and bell so it appears the i.r. drawbar is communicating as it should.

I believe this model uses a "cherry switch" activated by a cam on one of the drive axles to generate the chuff sound. It's possible the switch is bad or needs to be adjusted so it makes full travel when activated by the cam.

Does the smoke unit work? If so, does it puff as though the loco is chuffing?

The cherry switch also activates the smoke unit puffs.

Hello,

The smoke unit chuffs, which is why it's a bit confusing why the sounds don't also chuff, I thought he cherry switch would operate both.

Thanks so much for helping me!

Miller

The switch should be activating both, that's what is confusing.

Hey gunrunnerjohn, I'm so sorry which switch are you referring to?

Miller,

   There is a switch on the tender that says Rail/Signal, make sure it is set on rail. Signal Sounds is just the whistle and bell.

Good luck

JohnB

Miller, I have the same model, and JohnB is correct, there is a switch on the bottom of the tender, make sure its on Rail Sounds and NOT Signal Sounds if you want the chuff.

Here's a photo. The switch should be towards the volume control to the right in this photo.

@JohnB posted:

Miller,

   There is a switch on the tender that says Rail/Signal, make sure it is set on rail. Signal Sounds is just the whistle and bell.

Good luck

JohnB

If that were the case, wouldn't all the ancillary sounds be silent as well?  From the video is sounds as if the idle sounds are present.

@miller3's video in the Topic post shows the switch position on the top of the tender under one of the hatches.  It is set to Rail.

@MartyE posted:

If that were the case, wouldn't all the ancillary sounds be silent as well?  From the video is sounds as if the idle sounds are present.

Correct, the steam idle sounds means it's in full Railsounds mode.

You could try using dialog as a diagnostic to see if the tender "thinks" it is moving or stationary. Using the 2 key or 7 key, if the conversation is around "asking for clearance to depart" while your engine is actually moving around the track, this would be consistent with the diagnosis that the motion state of the locomotive and tender are out of sync. Doesn't suggest a fix, just a little more data.