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beacon 494 lionel
Posted by Beatle on Sunday, April 24, 2016 8:00 PM
My American Flyer transformer only has three contacts 15v, 7-15 and base. What do I connect my Lionel 494 beacon to.
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Posted by JTrains on Monday, April 25, 2016 7:47 AM

Beatle
My American Flyer transformer only has three contacts 15v, 7-15 and base. What do I connect my Lionel 494 beacon to.

What model of transformer do you have?

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Posted by lionelsoni on Monday, April 25, 2016 8:42 AM

15 volts and "base".  "Base" is American Flyer jargon for "common".

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Posted by BigAl 956 on Friday, April 29, 2016 11:31 AM

15v and base would work.

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