Lionel 6-39596 not responding

A physical inspection should be first before ordering anything.

Sadly, Lionel doesn't sell the 691RCVRB01 separately anymore, and if anything that would be the problem board.  The 692RCMC430 is the complete RCMC and TMCC receiver assembly, likely overkill to fix this problem, but it may be the only game in town.

I'd first check and see if the 691RCVRB01 board has simply become dislodged from the RCMC main board, those earlier RCMC equipped engines didn't solder them together.  Also, I've had a couple that had a broken pin, easily repaired, and all was well.  Also, make sure the antenna plug that goes to the little TMCC receiver is connected and the antenna isn't shorted to frame ground.

Thanks,  John.  It is supposed to be a miserable day here tomorrow so I take a look and reseat everything.  The “overkill” board is listed at $120 - it would be really nice if the problem is only a loose connection.

Yep, that's all the electronics except for the sound board, they're pretty proud of it.

I had one with some broken pins. Lionel 10 Wheeler. It was an auction purchase. Tested and all was well. Removed the shell for re numbering and weathering. Put it back together and it was dead in the water. When I went to reseat the board. I discovered the broken pins. They do appear fragile as John mentioned. I found matching ones on eBay and had a friend with better soldering skills than me do the repair. The soldering didn’t scare me off. It was the desoldering without wrecking the board.

I unpluged everything and pluged it back together - no luck.  In the meantime, Lionel responded that do not have either board,  But, they did give me a list of 4 people that ight have it.  On the other hand, one them was Olsen's.

They did give me S&W, so I will give him a call.

Well, no one has the board so I guess it is over.  RIP 1853 after 8 years of service.

ERR from Sunset?

Did you call Lionel?  They will program the RCMC for your application.

John, I did call Lionel said they did not have the part.  I was not aware that reprogramming could bring this back from the dead.  Physically, I see nothing burned or damaged.

I’ll give Lionel a call on Monday to see if they can reprogram it.

Thanks for your suggestion.

You misunderstand Dave.  I was talking about the new part you'd buy from them.  There are a handful of RCMC board versions, each has been used in many products.  For a given board version, the only difference is programming of the RCMC for the specific locomotive.  Unless they're really out of that specific board version, they should be able to "make" one.  They have even done this for much older RailSounds 4 boards, so it's pretty hard to believe they can't do it for this engine.

Yes John I did misunderstand.  I may need to speak to someone beyond the customer service rep.

Thanks, DAN

I spoke with Aaron this morning and he said he has the part.  Not cheap but it is on the way.

Thanks John.

That's good news, I hope that puts this one to bed.

Late to the party but I have the radio board separate.  I even have a complete SD-70 board set.    From your description it does sound like it is just the radio board. G

Thanks, George, I guess I should have checked with you but it is already on the way.  Next time something breaks I’ll check in with you.