Dash-9 Santa Fe #6-18258 with SignalSounds

Signal sounds is a horn and bell or just a horn, no prime mover sounds. I think the 9 volt connector is for when you upgrade to Railsounds - and has no benefit with signal sounds, same thing with the switch.

SPSF is correct.  This looks like the Command Upgradeable Engine.  You have everything installed too accept a R2LC in place of the reverse board and then add the RS board in place of SS and a Power Supply board in the open space.

The battery and switch, are all preinstalled in support of the upgrade.   Your engine is functioning correctly for what is installed.  G 

Guys,

Thx for the explanation and help, It is very clear now.

So I would have to replace (2) boards and add a new one ?

Would this be a TMCC upgrade or just Railsounds ?

There's a piece of metal attached to a stadoff near the front of the cab

 with a single wire attached, Is this an antenna ?

Can the (3) boards be purchased for this unit ?

Is there an upgrade Kit (Part Number?)

Thx again!!!

Andy

If you replace the three boards, you'd have TMCC and RailSounds.  The R2LC replaces the reverse board, and the RailSounds boards replace the SignalSounds boards and also plug into the empty connector.

As I recall, on some of them, you might have to run an antenna if it's not already there, but I think that's about the extent of it.  It's mostly plug-n-play.

You can also add electrocouplers pretty easily when you have the full TMCC configuration.  There are a couple of two pin connectors where the couplers plug in on the motherboard.

Andy, Yes as my post stated.  3 boards go in and 2 come out.  Antenna is preinstalled.

You sure about the antenna GGG, I ran across several that had everything but that.

Andy says he has a Antenna, and if you look in his first pic I think you can see it.

Bill

Thx Guys for all your support.

If the antenna is a approx 4"x1/2" wide piece of what looks like aluminum

 on a single standoff with 1-wire attached. I have it.

Anyone have any idea where I can buy the upgrade ?

Anyone have used for sale ?

Is there a for sale part of this Forum?

Thx Again,

Andy

Andy

   Send us a email, we have what you need and will be glad to assist you in completing your upgrade. Great prices too.

Bill

email sent... thx....

Can I just upgrade to railsounds without adding TMCC ?

Thx,

Andy

Yes, But you won't get all the features with out TMCC.  Bill will help you I am sure.  G

The TMCC upgrade is just the R2LC, most of the expense is going to be in the RailSounds upgrade anyway.  I'd go for the gusto.