With the Lionel 1/2 off sale coming up next month, I am planning to upgrade my scale TMCC K-4 to Legacy. My K-4 still has the Odyssey lurch and the Railsounds 4 is sounding pretty dated. Legacy K-4 boards are available along with the matching Legacy Sound boards. This should be a fun project for me and a nice upgrade for my K-4. I know my K-4 is oversized (scale )as compared to the current Legacy versions but you can't go wrong with Pittman motors and the gearbox that's in it. I have few questions as I plan out what I need to get.
1. Are all the motor sensors compatible with all the Legacy RCMC boards? I found the motor sensor for the canon/pittman motor. The stock legacy K-4s used a motor sensor for the mabuchi motors. Since my K-4 has a Pittman motor, I'll need to use the canon/Pittman motor sensor.
2. I need to replace my current flywheel as that has the magnetic ring. I can't tell which new flywheel with encoder ring to get. Lionel does list an encoder ring separately but I have no way of knowing if that will fit my current flywheel.
3. Will my current infrared sensors work with the new RCMC boards or do I need to buy new sensors as well.
4. Does the coil coupler need to be replaced or is it compatible with the new Legacy boards. I know I read in the past the Lionel Chief couplers are different, but never saw anything with Legacy couplers vs TMCC couplers.
I know I will need to do my own wiring. I also know I need to get new smoke units. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks