Im really confused now sd40t-2 upgrade to err but err was already in it ??

cruise commander v 4.1 on the board ?? weird

Only one thought, it wasn't new.

Well, you have the newer board. get some railsounds and make it command. Have you tried addressing it?

The 6-28540 was the command version.

re-hook everything up and try addressing it if not when you get the new ERR in try changing out the R4LC board and see if that does it you might then just need to get another board for down the road to do another or contact ken if that's the problem and tell him exactly whats whats and see what he can do for you on the board he is a straight up guy has helped me a couple of times. 

Obviously not new, I've seen some questionable stuff in new Lionel engines, but not a tape job like that!  I'd just test the R2LC separately and see if it works.  Since it runs properly in conventional, I'd be looking for antenna issues.

If that has sound, it's really well hidden.

yea after that post I I took it back to the train room since now I knew which switch was for run program I programed it to #17 and worked just fine. so the sd sound board I bought to upgrade it also I put it in and now it works.  I use to run it on my old layout on the top level which was conventional I thought I tried the sounds but maybe I didn't. I only ran it once since it was conventional put it on the shelf until I did an upgrade which was yesterday but it was already upgraded. so added the sounds. headlights are not that bright so I may take it back apart and see why that is. so now I have an extra cruise commander. and I moved on to upgrading a Berkshire jr with cruise lite that upgrade was simple board fits in the engine on top of  the weight in the rear. left the light and smoke alone. need to take care of the antenna. tried having it stick out a few inches but that didn't work so probably gonna have to use the handrails.

John, think LED headlights.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

John, think LED headlights.

did that for the sd 90 2 days ago so why not this one . not bad I paid 125 for the engine and the err board in it  was that much so total I now have under 200 in the sd40t2 LOL not to bad. John you know what I think of soldering but the Berkshire jr has handrails can I use that as a antenna? if so how do I attach the antenna to them guessing soldering ?

Actually, it's not as simple as soldering to the handrails.  Unless they're already insulated, you have to do that first.  Since the stanchions are likely metal, you have to replace those with plastic as well.  I usually install the TMCC in the tender and insulate the tender shell.

on this engine it is plastic stations and I went with the lite version so that it could go in the engine. which it was simple. literaly 15 minutes it was installed. now just need to figure the antenna . both tender and engine shell are diecast.

I caution you about the CC-Lite with anything that might pull excessive current in a motor stall situation.  I'd protect the board with a PTC in series with it, that's what I do for CC-Lite installations.  When I was beta testing these, I smoked a board when my K-Line Interurban stalled on a switch, the board was toast in a hurry!

ok toninght I decided to clean up the tape and see if I could get the smoke and lights to work. well I'm really confused now . since lights didn't work I am guessing they were not hooked up correctly same with smoke so I pulled everything out and started fresh like it was a new install so far I have both motors wired. had a question with the lights the front plug has 2 brown wires and one black same with the rear light plug so I figure it would be tie both browns together and that would be the + side and black common - . if I am wrong please correct me . now comes the smoke unit the regulator has been cut off also . 2 black a red and a brown there is a switch for the smoke on and off so I am guessing one side of switch to red on regulator both blacks are ground Brownto the cruise commander and the red off of the other side of switch to smoke unit and black on smoke unit to ground. am I correct ?    6-28255 is the engine

where does the brown wire on regulator go