Lionel Legacy Base (cab2) - weak signal - repair?? | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

AJStorchOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I turned on the layout a few days ago and I had a few locomotives with flickering head lights. After trying many things I hopped it would be, I swapped the base unit with a backup unit. Everything went back to normal and my world was better again. My first question is could I have caused this issue and 2nd, is there an option to send it to Lionel for repair (if so, should I)? Obviously the base unit is WAY out of warranty. I’m not sure if I should attempt to get it repaired or just have a ceremony in the backyard. Thoughts??

9/13/2310:51 PM

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Vernon BarryOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Lionel is STILL repairing these under original warranty. This topic gets covered all the time.

Contact them and get an RMA https://www.lionelsupport.com/contact-us

9/13/2311:08 PM

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Vernon BarryOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

https://ogrforum.com/...os-to-lionel-support

Even more recent (2023) and yes, CAB2 Legacy Base covered and repaired THIS MONTH.

https://ogrforum.com/...ionel-repair-support

9/13/2311:11 PM

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Richie C.OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Did you try taking the back-up unit out and putting the original unit back in and seeing if the issue returned ?

Perhaps it wasn't the problem.

9/14/2311:51 AM

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AJStorchOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

@Vernon Barry Thanks for the guidance. I will call Lionel this afternoon and get things going.

9/14/2312:06 PM

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AJStorchOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hi @Richie C. I appreciate the question. Yes, I reconnected the original cab2 base (after seeing the backup work) and lowered my head in a moment of silence to pray to the Lionel Legacy Gods (hopefully I did not offend anyone with that last part). The same exciting flicking of headlights happened and my world was sad for a few moments. Tragedy was averted when I reconnected the backup base and life went back to normal.

9/14/2312:11 PM

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Richie C.OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Ah, yes, the Legacy Gods can be unpredictable.

9/14/2312:21 PM

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Dennis-LaRockOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

1) Go for the repair... and,

2) I put a 2.4 12db high gain antenna on the base and roughly doubled the range... 50ft or so now ...including through walls. The antenna came from an old NetGear WiFi that was headed to recycling.

9/14/2312:22 PM

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AJStorchOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

@Dennis-LaRock I like the antenna transplant idea. Shame on me for not thinking of it. I have an access point / router graveyard…

9/14/2312:28 PM

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