Sound activation button

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TRW

Hi EZ, the wiring for that button is pretty straight forward, discussed in this thread a while back;

https://ogrforum.com/...vation-button-wiring

it should work for your mid 90's railsounds loco if the boards good

Can you tell me it I will get more sounds other than the bell from this sound activation button......I’ll work the whistle from the KW whistle lever.....

Thank you TRW.....I’ll check on that when I get home.....vacationing at the moment......appreciate your input....

@EZ Money posted:

 

...I’m pretty much a cheap skate and always looking to enjoy my trains for spending as little as possible making them work......if this sound activation button will help out please tell me how to hook it up running it off my KW Transformer...

 

The Lionel 6-5906 sound button goes for $10-20 (eBay, etc.) and would add Bell functionality to your KW using this configuration:

For minimum out-of-pocket cost, could he use a DPDT toggle switch to reverse wiring from the KW to the track?

Flip the DPDT one way and the KW whistle lever activates whistle.  Flip the DPDT the other way and the KW lever activates bell.  Or does an instantaneous phase reversal in track voltage confound the engine?  I'm representing the cheap skate coalition...being that a DPDT toggle switch is just a few bucks and widely available (Home Depot, etc.).

Then there's always the "roll your own" option, you get both whistle and bell control without toggling the power.  I just used junkbox parts for this one years ago.

Worked on my MTH doodlebugs and trolleys.

Greatly appreciated.....I was hoping for more out of it but it is what it is.....I’ll see if it works.....

I recently purchased a Lionel CW 80 watt transformer with whistle and bell for a good deal.....I’ll see how it works.....bought this before becoming a Forum member......if bell is all I get out of it I’ll most likely invest in the SAB and have it in hand.....I thank all of you members for your input.....I’m a new member and this is my first post.....with the train shows shut down for Lord knows how long I feel this is going to be a fantastic link to help me with my train issues.....Again, Thanks to all who gave me advice on this topic.....EZ Money.....Happily retried Tool and Die Maker.......

Stan, can you tell me what two connections I’ll be attaching the wires to on my KW....I’m using the U and A 6 volt to run my train....I understand the diagram connecting to the power tap on track.....EZ......

I assume you're asking about pairing the SAB and KW:

Yes Stan.....absolutely what I’m looking for.....many thanks.....