Saw a picture of a Lionel Electronic Control Unit (ECU-1) New item to me.
Do you have one? What is it used for?
As always, many thanks.
From the service manual:
The Lionel Electronic Train Control consists of a transmitter--a one-watt, one-tube, radio frequency generator [ECU-1]--and a number of miniature receivers mounted in a plastic housing underneath or within a piece of rolling stock.
Bob Nelson
Rumor has it Lionel "borrowed" a little of the technology used in the radio proximity fuses they made for artillery shells during World War Two for that post-war "Electronic Control" train set.
Is it true? Who knows? The fuses worked better than the train set did, at any rate.
Another rumor has the technology "borrowed" from some sort of gantry crane control. I think that was written up in a CTT article some years back. At any rate, I've owned several electronic control sets over the years, and seen a few more. Never seen one that worked reliably. Never the less, I think it is a cool set to own.
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
That's it, Becky found one to post, she had better luck than I did finding a good image.
A heckuva collectable to have if you can find one at a reasonable cost.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month