Looking for hints on engine having no headlamps/number boards illuminated. Took shell off and could see nothing (wiring)apart etc. Bought this new and tried 1st time. Maybe not getting a ground? Engine runs and has sounds just no lights.
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Are you running command of conventional? Have you tried something simple like a feature reset? When did it lose it's lights, anything unusual happen to trigger it?
Thanks for the reply! Answer to your questions- conventional and out of the box it had no lights. Nothing unusual to trigger it. I have other MTH/Lionel engines first one like this one. I may contact MTH service and see what they think. Funny its all the lights (headlights and number board) not just one (like burnt out bulb).
Well, this has been "in the box" for 18 years, so it's hard to say what happened..
might be a voltage regulator failed and the voltage went to high and blew all thee lights out at the same time! very unlikely but always a possibility. you could try the lights again but put a vom volt ohm meter where ant of the light attach and read the actual voltage is when powered up if you read say 6 vdc and it has a six volt light and its not lit the lamps could be burnt out. regulator's do fail especially if you have had a track short and the spike blows the regulator so the voltage goes to high a voltage. just a thought! warning if you do try and test your voltage on lamp involved do not go from chassis ground only go across the light wires directly on light harness or right at the bulb or socket to read voltage! otherwise you can damage board.
Thanks for the replies
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