Primitive directional lighting...

You can achieve :directional lighting by wiring the "hot "lead going to the light to the brush wire terminals. The red (probably from the roller collector) and the opposing terminal (the field coil power) will not do what you want.

I see...thank you Rob.

Mark in Oregon

Since this engine has a manual reverse switch, just mimic the wiring on the disc if you need to rewire it and the lights should switch over in the respective direction. Do you have the handle for the reverse switch as it is missing in your photo?

@Tinplate Art posted:

1. Since this engine has a manual reverse switch, just mimic the wiring on the disc if you need to rewire it and the lights should switch over in the respective direction.

2. Do you have the handle for the reverse switch as it is missing in your photo?

1. I tried what Rob suggested (wire from light to field); that makes sense, but the light came on regardless of direction.  🤔

2. Yes, I simply removed it to get the body off... but good spotting! 😁

Am going into the Willamette Valley next week (post-op appointment) and am hoping to pick up some "peacock" paint...and some TSP. The original (90+ year old) paint is really hard to remove... 😳 🙂

Mark in Oregon

@Strummer posted:

1. I tried what Rob suggested (wire from light to field); that makes sense, but the light came on regardless of direction.  🤔

Try wiring the light from the BRUSH to the light, as Rob suggested.

@RoyBoy posted:

Try wiring the light from the BRUSH to the light, as Rob suggested.

Actually, that's what I did; I simply misspoke in my previous post.

In looking at the photo I sent, if the "red" post is #1, and post opposite it is #3, then by tracing the wires I hooked the lights to #'s 2 and 4. Both came on, regardless of direction... 🤔

Mark in Oregon

Your #10 brings back some fond memories. In the mid seventies, I had two very good condition original Lionel #10 "Peacock" locos in the course of my collecting. One came with its original passenger cars in its Lionel set box and the other as a separate loco. As I recall, one needed rewheeling and the other had the early pendulum reverse unit. Both were great runners.

Oops, thats right.  there really is no simple way to do this with out separate contacts.

@Rob English posted:

Oops, thats right.  there really is no simple way to do this with out separate contacts.

Okay then. I guess both lights will be on regardless. No biggie. 🙂

Mark in Oregon

Mark when you change the direction lever unscrew the opposite direction light bulb out enough to make it go off…..easy peasy

Rich

I suppose I could do that...😄

Mark in Oregon