Has anyone tried conversion of Lion Chief to TMCC? Would the sounds be adaptable to the TMCC driver board. I ask because I would like to limit the number of remotes that would be needed.
Ray
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I asked this question, or a similar one, awhile ago and I think the answer that I got was that they are distinct systems so would need a gutting and replacement. I would also rather have fewer remotes but my LC+ works just fine so I figured I'd save the money, effort, risk, and just enjoy it for what it is.
Didn't Lionel just announce a new remote that will do any of the Lionchief engines? That would simplify things if you have several engines.
Sweet, that will be a nice addition to my repair equipment.
In talking to the guys at the Lionel booth at York, there was "hinted" that there may be a path between LC or LC+ and TMCC/Legacy at some point. I don't know if this is real or just wishful thinking, but it was an interesting tidbit. 
John, If you hear any more on this please do keep us updated. I wonder if Jon from ERR might chime in on this?
Ray
So the simple system gets more complicated. Well if that's the case it should makes some folks happy. I imagine it will require more hardware to accomplish it but I don't see it out of the realm of possibilities.
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
In talking to the guys at the Lionel booth at York, there was "hinted" that there may be a path between LC or LC+ and TMCC/Legacy at some point. I don't know if this is real or just wishful thinking, but it was an interesting tidbit.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
I imagine it will require more hardware to accomplish it but I don't see it out of the realm of possibilities.
A LionChief Bridge?
I wasn't sure exactly what he was referring to, he was characteristically vague in talking about the "future", that one little tidbit stuck in my mind as it really surprised me to hear it. This may have simply been wishful thinking, I really don't know, but it got the attention of the people standing there. I wish I could remember his name...
Lionchief bridge is an interesting idea, and it would probably be the easiest to do.
The answer to the original question is that you probably (Can not) change to TMCC and retain sounds since LC/LC+ is an integrated one piece board.
The concept of a bridge seem simple enough and that was discussed a while ago as a solution. Seems simple enough to build a box that receives Legacy commands and translates them to LC signal.
Really makes you wonder why these semi scales are not offered in 2 flavors. V6 with LC+ and V8 with a DC Commander. Lionel has certainly offered the full range of sounds in their engines, from SS to RS. G
I think the bridge makes the most sense from a financial and marketing viewpoint. It allows Lionel to keep the single product line and yet satisfy the folks that would like to control the LC/LC+ stuff from TMCC/Legacy. I really can't see them offering all the LC/LC+ stuff in multiple command systems, I'll be amazed if that happens. It's not that they couldn't do it, but the ROI probably simply isn't there to invest in the engineering to support two different electronics packages for the same set, especially the low cost.
