Lionel J-class #603 with Dog House - Cannot Turn Off Light

It may not be controlled.  However, I'd first try a reset, which is basically reprogramming the TMCC ID.  Then hold the AUX2 key until the expanded lighting menu comes up.  Finally, try toggling the thing that looks like a doghouse.

Thanks John for the idea I did the RESET on J- #603, but no luck in getting the Dog House light turned off.

I am hoping someone in OGR has this #603 and in running it they can affirm what you can/cannot do with the Dog House light.

Ken,

Does everything else work, such as sound, rear coupler, back-up light (if equipped), rear marker lights (on-off operation), etc.?

Have you opened the tender to check the wiring?

Were you able to get to the lighting control screen using the aux2 button?  For those not familiar with this, you press and hold down the aux2 button on the Cab2 remote until the lighting control screen appears on the numeric pad. This is what John makes reference to.

I would wait until someone else can confirm if this is actually a feature before opening up anything.  The first Dog House light that I was able to control was on the VL Class A.  That was only released this year.   Maybe @Dave Olson can confirm if it's a feature.

@MartyE posted:

The first Dog House light that I was able to control was on the VL Class A.  That was only released this year.   Maybe @Dave Olson can confirm if it's a feature.

The owners manual for Ken's loco describes the feature and how to access the icons on the Legacy remote.

I have the early legacy M1b, it was "supposed" to have doghouse light operation but it did not work .

There was an oversight in the wiring, and an email to Mike R . Got the feature fixed free of charge. Even though the engine was a few years past warranty. I had purchased it nos.

I don't  exactly recall what the paperwork said. I think either a resistor or diode? Was added.

@RickO posted:

The owners manual for Ken's loco describes the feature and how to access the icons on the Legacy remote.

I have the early legacy M1b, it was "supposed" to have doghouse light operation but it did not work .

There was an oversight in the wiring, and an email to Mike R . Got the feature fixed free of charge. Even though the engine was a few years past warranty. I had purchased it nos.

I don't  exactly recall what the paperwork said. I think either a resistor or diode? Was added.

Again

I would double check before tearing into it.  I have the Texas class with the same issue from early 2010s with the same issue even though it was advertised.  I guess I need to email Mr. Reagan and see what the fix is.

The light wasn't wired correctly in this run. We had a light output for it in the RSL3, but I believe it was wired to track power instead. I can share the wiring if anyone wants to email me on this.

Anything newer with the RSL4 has been wired correctly.

@Dave Olson posted:

The light wasn't wired correctly in this run. We had a light output for it in the RSL3, but I believe it was wired to track power instead. I can share the wiring if anyone wants to email me on this.

Anything newer with the RSL4 has been wired correctly.

Would this be the same issue for the Texas class 6-11300?

Thank you all for your replies! I have asked Dave Olson to send me the wiring change needed.

Hello MartyE and Dabve Olson,

I await a reply Lionel Support's reply about whether the Dog House "light on/off" switch capability was indeed included in the release of the locomotive.

Looking at announced ads on the loco including the relevant year catalog it does not address Dog House. On the other hand the distributed user manual (see attached) on pages 15 (bottom of page) and 17 (whole page, right side) the inference is clear that the logo owners could turn off/on the Dog House light.

Mine is on and no use of the commands in the user guide work.

DAVE - while I sent you an email to your Lionel address, perhaps it would be better if you do provide a wiring solution guide for this Dog House problem that you send it into OGR via MartyE, who then can determine if/when OGR shares it with anyone else including me (I am to new).

- Thanks, Ken