Help with elec. on prewar 254E

Model Railroader Electronics and DCC
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Hi all. I hope someone can help with an electrical problem. I need to know the wiring for a Lionel 254E. I’m pasting a pic of the pendulum control. I’m new to all this and I’m afraid I don’t know the correct terminology. This is my dads train set that he got when he was a boy. Dad is 81 now and seems to talk a lot about his child hood. My grand son is 4 so he’s just about the age my dad was when he got the train as a Christmas present. I though it would be nice to get the old set out and have it running around our Christmas tree for them both to see. Some of the wiring was brittle and cracked so I replaced it. I tagged the wires that I took off but not the ones I left as is. I got it back together and it wouldn’t run (ran before I fixed it) even got a puff of smoke out of it. I took the body back off and I saw a loose wire between the #1&2 terminals . It is one of the original wires that has a solid copper wire in it.

On the #1 ter

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If I had one in front of me along with my meter I could probably puzzle it out. I would assume the headlight wire would be a terminal on the switch that always has power since I don’t recall old Lionel traisn reversing the headlight with loco direction. Beyond that I’d just be guessing without being able to see which terminals are connected under which conditions.

However, you’ll probably get a better response over on the Toy Trains forums where you will likely find someone who even has a wiring diagram.

–Randy

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thanks for the reply rrinker. Duh I found it the forum you refered to that is