The LCS connectors are the Molex Pico-Spox 1.5mm connectors.  Molex 0874390500, the pins are Molex 0874210000.  I crimp them with the Engineer PA-09 Crimper, the same tool I use for most Lionel and MTH connectors.

Thank you sir!

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

The LCS connectors are the Molex Pico-Spox 1.5mm connectors.  Molex 0874390500, the pins are Molex 0874210000.  I crimp them with the Engineer PA-09 Crimper, the same tool I use for most Lionel and MTH connectors.

What cable do you use?

Thanks,

Joe

I haven't built any, I just know what they are.   FWIW, those connectors are also compatible with the JST-ZH 1.5mm connectors, sometimes easier to find.  I tried a 5-pin JST-ZH cable in the LCS connectors, a perfect fit.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I haven't built any, I just know what they are.   FWIW, those connectors are also compatible with the JST-ZH 1.5mm connectors, sometimes easier to find.  I tried a 5-pin JST-ZH cable in the LCS connectors, a perfect fit.

Do you think this could work?

24 gauge 5 conductor wire Audio Power Cable Speaker Wire (Red & Black & yellow & white & green) 25ft

The attached file shows the pinouts and colors for Lionel's PDI cable.  I don't have a scope so I never resolved assigning pin 3 and 4 as TxData and RxData.

The five conductor cable you found should work with a re-mapping of colors.

Thanks all!

Probably should work, it does look a lot heftier than the LCS cables...

I'll try it and see what happens.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

The LCS connectors are the Molex Pico-Spox 1.5mm connectors.  Molex 0874390500, the pins are Molex 0874210000.  I crimp them with the Engineer PA-09 Crimper, the same tool I use for most Lionel and MTH connectors.

Would you happen to know the Molex type/model number for the six pin end used on the IR boards?

I would like to extend the length of my existing cables so that I can have all the LCS modules in one place.  I know Lionel recommends against this as it may degrade the signal.  But I would like to try anyway. 

I could cut the existing cable in half and just add on the length I need, but may be better off making a new one.

What do you think.

Thanks for your help.  Joe

@NYC 428 posted:

Would you happen to know the Molex type/model number for the six pin end used on the IR boards?

Molex 0874390600 is the six pin version, same pins, Molex 0874210000.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Molex 0874390600 is the six pin version, same pins, Molex 0874210000.

Thank You!