Williams AA+Lionel B-Unit w/Superbass (FatBoy spkrs)

Hi Chip.  We had the Williams No 2356 Southern ABA's and I added a Lionel TMCC B unit with RS5 and it was very nice. The paint was very close and difficult to tell any appreciable difference. The 'Built by Lionel' was the only real visible difference in it.

Chip,

By Golly! Someone else hates em as much as I!!!

Thanks csam, you made my day!

Are yo running conventional under the Legacy remote?

At least that B-Unit wont be a shelf queen like the PWC Southern Set.

I really do not like the Pullmor motor/TMCC combo.

Time to buy some Williams trains!

Yep Happy Pappy, although I love vintage post war with vintage Pullmor motors, there is a place for them...layouts for people who like to burn rubber.

Although, my vintage postwar operate better than these PWC sets.

Chip,  It seems that your A unit might have some operational issues that could be fixed as several have suggested. When we had many PulMor diesels they were almost without exception decent runners in conventional or with TMCC. Admittedly can motored units are smoother but you should be able to get semi- smooth performance from them!

The Williams Southerns were can motored and I had installed a ERR system in them and ran them in command exclusively...

I have a Wabash B unit I run with other engines. It may not match but I have great sound.

Strange Williams came up here. I was wondering this morning as Bachmann has phased out most of the original Williams, What will happen when we need parts for them and the so called lifetime warranty?

ok guys, here is an update!

1) I unplugged my Legacy System and went 100% conventional.

Put a Williams F3 conventional A unit on the track as the lone engine, and of course it works fine.

2) Removed the Williams Engine, and placed my Lionel B-Unit with its SuperBass, Legacy RS, and 2 FatBoy Speakers on the track, powered up and it worked and sounded like a champ.

Remember, you have to wait a couple of seconds for the unit to sense what mode its in and then the superbass diesel sounds kick in and they sound great.

3)Unfortunately, when I place them both on the track, the B-Unit sounds never kick in, its just the electrical type sound you hear on power up before the railsounds kick in.

If you run the engine, the B-Unit makes a thump thump electrical sound.

It is as if, it only sounds and works correctly if the Williams A unit is not on the track.

Any Ideas?

Oh yeah, "William1" do not bother replying I have blocked you.