Replacement Lionel Hall Effect Sensors on RailSounds 1.0

Lionel and I have them in stock.

P/N 691-8042-T87

Thanks much Chuck.

Now I just need a new bracket, or at least modify the existing one I have...which might take a bit of elbow grease.

You didn't state which engine you are working on for the bracket.

Sorry about that. It's the 18018 Southern Mikado, circa 1992.

Hi Chuck,

I have a B&A Hudson 18042 that needs chuffer work too - does my engine use the same sensor?

Thanks,

Alan P

Alan, yes. but for some reason Lionel recently changed the part #. It used to be 691-8000-T87.

Mikado, I'll check and see what I have in sensor brackets tomorrow.

Chuck,

If it helps, the bracket's part number is 691-8018-T-35. The downside is that bracket and sensors used thinner wires and the colors were red, white and black.

If a suitable substitute alone is at your disposal, I'm pretty sure it can get the sensor with the green, blue and yellow wires into it and get it to work.

Thanks, Chuck. What does that cost?

I'll check on a thinner bracket. I know I don't have the 8018 bracket. Sorry it has taken so long to reply. Alan, send me a email.

Chuck

Apparently the 18018 Southern used a unique sensor and bracket assembly for the early 2-8-2's which I don't have.

I have the standard 8000-T87 sensor and a bracket for a four wheel freight truck. You could possibly modify the bracket to fit the four wheel tender truck.  

Thanks Chuck. I'm sure I can get that to work physically. I'm not sure if the unique wiring or something else was needed for the Mikados (other than the thinner, differently colored wires), but as long as the chuffing works like it should again, I won't be complaining.

I'll send you an Email.

Welp, the Hall effect sensor on my scale Hudson (item 18005) decided to quit and not chuff anymore when the locomotive moves...

I’ve sent Chuck an email again, but just in case if anyone has RailSounds 1.0 Hall effect sensors again, part no. 691-8000-T87), I’d gladly take them!

You can use 6109868110 SENSOR HALL MELEXIS/US2881CUA  $2.30

Still in stock on  Lionel parts page.

For future references, I also found these pieces on the Lionel parts website, 691-8042-T87. Would these also be acceptable substitutes for RS1 boards? They look almost exactly the same as the original 691-8000-T87 ones.

Has anyone done a conversion from a Hall sensor to an MPC engine chuffer switch?