Hello,
I was able to find a B unit for our Santa Fe AA set. I was wondering what would be involved in adding sound to this B unit if it already has the reversing light and electrocouplers? More specifically, is there a relatively plug and play solution available (perhaps one of the kits from ERR)? Thank you in advance.
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The Railsounds Commander from ERR is your best bet and they do have a F3/F7 sound chip available. Download the instructions from ERR site and open up your loco and have a peek to see how it would go.
Jim
Make sure you have a B unit that has an LCRU will take the connection. About a year ago, I tried the same thing with a Santa Fe B, and it would not connect. Here's the report I got then from ERR:
I think you only need the new ERR Railsounds Commander. If you run in TMCC mode you will have to wire a tether from the engine motherboard serial wire to the B unit to trigger the sounds. You won't need the tether if you only run in conventional. Just wire the Railsounds to the track power.
Pete
I think you only need the new ERR Railsounds Commander. If you run in TMCC mode you will have to wire a tether from the engine motherboard serial wire to the B unit to trigger the sounds. You won't need the tether if you only run in conventional. Just wire the Railsounds to the track power.
Pete
Pete,
How will the railsounds know the "speed" of the engine? Don't I need some sort of trigger?
Matt,
I will look for one of those B units. It might be easier, at the end of the day. However, I don't run Legacy, just TMCC.
Thanks to those who responded for the helpful information. I appreciate it. I may just try to contact Boxcar Bill.
RL NYC - the Legacy Railsounds B-unit works fine with TMCC as well. I think the PDF manual is on that link as well if you need more details.
If you google search it you may be able to find a few here and there - I think the SF is the hardest one to find. I see the other 3 on eBay quite a bit.
Good luck! its worth it
RL NYC - the Legacy Railsounds B-unit works fine with TMCC as well. I think the PDF manual is on that link as well if you need more details.
If you google search it you may be able to find a few here and there - I think the SF is the hardest one to find. I see the other 3 on eBay quite a bit.
Good luck! its worth it
Thank you again. That may be the most viable option.
Pete,
How will the railsounds know the "speed" of the engine? Don't I need some sort of trigger?
Matt,
I will look for one of those B units. It might be easier, at the end of the day. However, I don't run Legacy, just TMCC.
Thanks to those who responded for the helpful information. I appreciate it. I may just try to contact Boxcar Bill.
If you are running TMCC the serial data ramps up the prime mover. If you run conventional, the sound board also has a Voltage Controller Oscillator (VCO) that senses the increase in voltage and ramps up the prime mover. Whistle and bell are controlled by DC offsets in conventional just like a non command engine. Boxcar Bill can set your straight on this.
Pete
Thank you Pete. I will give him a call. Appreciate the lead.
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