Lionel 6-11711 Santa Fe F3 ABA with RS question

Hi Scott,

This took a little detective work.

1.) Your F3 set (6-11711) can be found in the Lionel Parts database.  The Railsounds 'B' unit has product number 6-18102.  The wiring diagrams for many Railsounds systems can be found in the same database under "Supplements", but unfortunately not yours because it's RailSounds 1 (the supplements apparently start  with RailSounds 2).

2.) However I was able to find a generic wiring diagram for Railsounds 1 boxcars and tenders.  Each of these has the same sound board (610-8808-040) and amplifier board (610-8007-110) as your 'B' unit, so the wiring diagram should be the same.  Note that the wire colors might not match.  In spite of this the connections themselves should be good.

Good luck.  Hopefully this helps.  Let us know how it turns out

Mike

Mellow Hudson Mike.  Thanks for that info.  Very helpful and an excellent example of OGR at it's finest.

Mike, the wiring diagram was perfect. Colors matched my unit and allowed me to find where the gray wire goes. I found a loose ground wire under one of the wire nuts and that quieted the buzzing sound for the most part. I used an ohm meter to make sure the on/off switch was in the on position and that the volume pot was working. I checked continuity on all the wires and everything toned out correctly. I even had a horn and bell sound for a couple of minutes. But after turning the volume down, they disappeared. I sprayed contact cleaner inside the volume pot and after a couple more attempts, was able to get the horn to work once more, but again after turning the volume down, it stopped working again. Lights work and dim when I use my CAB-1 to try and activate the horn and bell, so I know power is working and signal is received. Still no diesel roar at all. No roar when rolling (it has the motion sensor on one truck). Maybe the amp board needs to be replaced ?

Thanks again for the wiring diagram. It was a big help.

Scott