RCA E-Unit

It likely had a military equipment purpose.  Not for trains.

It is a standard Lionel E-Unit mounted to an RCA frame. Discussed here:

http://adtca.com/download/2001-3-Fall.pdf

I saw some years ago at a dealer.  I may even have one.  They have 120V coils, but aside from coil and extra frame the parts could be used in a normal e unit.

Thanks for the info everyone. I will see if I can adapt it to work in one of my post war locos.

How did you determine the 120V coil?

That's what I was told at the time.

I Think it was used as part of a TV to change the channels in a remote so would be 120 V and all likelihood

Check the resistance of the coil against a train e-unit.  If it is about 10 times higher, it's a 120 volt coil.

Or, you could use this as a start to running your trains on 120V. Derailments would be more pyrotechnic in nature, and re-railing cars on live track would make you more agile. You might need upgraded Pullmor motors.

@D500 posted:

Or, you could use this as a start to running your trains on 120V.

YAY !  Smaller wires!

Never seen one running, but did not Marklin make some prewar European models that ran directly on 220v.

You got three rails. 480Vac three phase.

@NHVRYGray posted:

Never seen one running, but did not Marklin make some prewar European models that ran directly on 220v.

I don’t know, I’ve never heard of that. Their loks ran on 20 volts. They did have 220v available during the pre-war era. My assumption is that they used a transformer, of some kind, to step down the voltage. One manufacturer used lightbulbs to vary the voltage.

Steve

See THIS LINK, 220V as one possible source prior to 1927.

Thanks for the link.   I find this type of info interesting. Especially as safety conscious as we are today.  The other one I found interesting and I think Lionel briefly did it was the use of sulfuric acid to make your own battery(s)  to run your trains.

Steve