Lionel produces two 180W Power Bricks - what are the differences?

I think the 6-22983 was replaced by the newer model 6-85226.  I don't have any new ones, only have 6-22983s here, but I've heard from others here on the forum that the new ones require an extra pin in the molex connector to the track to allow them to output track power. Something that was required for safety for the UL listing. No idea about any other circuitry changes, but the output is still the same 180 watts & 10 amps.

@rtr12 posted:

I think the 6-22983 was replaced by the newer model 6-85226.  I don't have any new ones, only have 6-22983s here, but I've heard from others here on the forum that the new ones require an extra pin in the molex connector to the track to allow them to output track power. Something that was required for safety for the UL listing. No idea about any other circuitry changes, but the output is still the same 180 watts & 10 amps.

It sounds like mixxing different units together shouldn't be an issue then since the PowerMaster manual simply wants two 135W or two 180W bricks. But the extra molex has me wondering, will it connect to the PowerMaster? It sounds like a dumb question but I would hate to spend +$100 on one of these only to have to return it because it won't hook up.

I am not at all familiar with Powermasters of any variety, but maybe someone with more knowledge will comment. Some here on the forum have reported that Lionel will supply you with a 'pin' or whatever is needed to make the new PH-180s operational. There have also been a few threads on this subject here in the last year or so.

Ask Gunrunner John. If anybody knows he does.

I found this from Legacy Station:

"The items with the built-in pin includes the following items:
•Lionel PowerMasters
•TMCC Direct Lockon
•Lionel ZW-C Transformer
In other word, no adjustments are required for these above items."

Sounds like I'm good to buy the 6-85226 180W brick.

Good information to know, glad you got it figured out.