Question about Lionel sound board installation

If the boards are the same type I would think so, but if they are a different style probably no.  Model # would help.  G

Ok, the part number for the sound board I want to install is 691RSL2004

Looking at both sound boards, they both look nearly identical, so I'd assume they are the same style. But how would I swap them? Would I need to cut the wires, use new ones, or what exactly do I need to do?

You would need to make sure the plugs for the speaker and power are the same, as well as any other plugs from the locomotive.

Larry

Is the other engine also using RailSound Lite board?  If so just pull connectors out and swap the board and replace connectors.  If the other board is not a RS lite board, than no to the swap.  G

How about the actual Lionel product numbers for the two engines, the donor and the recipient?

Yes, both sound boards are Railsounds lite.

Ok, the donor is 6-11334 and the recipient is 6-11260

From the looks of the two boards, it should be a drop-in replacement.  They are the same PCB, the only difference is most likely the sound programming.

Here's the two board pictures.  I'm guessing these are just generic pictures as they're the same board layout.  This is common for many boards on the site.

RAILSOUNDS LITE / STEAM / PS-4 / SOUTHERN CRESCENT

 So do you think it will work?

I can't imagine why it wouldn't work.  The one issue I see is you can't actually buy that board without an exchange as I understand it.  If you already have it, plug it in.

Ok, so therefore, I would have to send them the sound board I want to take out?

I don't know that they'll send you a different part number board for a different locomotive, even in exchange.  I have never tried it, so I can't really say.

Call and ask.  I thought you already had it.  This would be an easy swap, but just be careful taking the connectors out, you don't want to pull on the wires.  G

Ok, thanks guys, I appreciate the help, I'll call them.

Hi guys, I called Lionel and unfortunately, they won't send you a sound board without exchanging, so they referred me to the Electric railroad. Now, I've heard about the Electric railroad, but I've never done any business with them, so before I call them, I was just curious if any of you guys have bought any sound boards through them. Do you have to do an exchange with them like Lionel? Do they sell Lionel legacy sound boards? I would really appreciate any input you could give on this, thanks.

No surprise there, that's what I've always been told.

ERR has a select number of sound boards, and their new ones are very similar to what you have.

You can visit The Electric RR and listen to the sound clips for the available sound sets.

The bad news is, they're not Legacy compatible, they're for TMCC only.  They likely won't recognize the Legacy commands.

Oh, that's a downer, but I suppose there is no other way to get this sound board...?

Buy the engine and rip the board out?

Ha! Yeah, good point, but is there no store or website that would sell the sound board?

Any store runs into the same issue you ran into, they need an exchange board.