Hogwarts Express Steam Whistle

The CW80 is full of bugs, from what I here. I use an RW and a 1033 to power my layout, with a 167C for the whistle. It does just fine with my Hogwarts engine. Mebe try wiring that in, kamerade?

Does it do it when it is just the engine and tender on the track with out the coaches? How about with just the tender (assuming it doesn't need the engine to get power)? Is it the same results if the engine is in neutral?  Perhaps the transformer isn't big enough to power everything you've got on it.

I've never noticed this on my CW-80, but I have no Hogwart's train to try it out with. The set I run the CW-80 with is a small Christmas starter set, so anything much above half throttle would launch the engine off the track. Maybe that is the way it is.

Hope this helps,

J White

Nope, ours works LOUDER at full throttle, crap, it just launched off the track! (Kidding) I am actually going to put a sound board in this as I already have it with TMCC! Who hoo.

I tried the tender only on the track and its the same. I also tried it on my other track and its the same result. Both tracks have the CW 80's on them.All my other locomotives work fine. Forgot to mention that the HE is brand new.I have fast track on the front of layout and it connects to o gauge tubular style track.I have multiple lockons on the tubular style track.

Thanks

There is a resistor on the air whistle you can remove for more volume from all of those set air whistles.

Any idea why they put one on there?

My information is that they were responding to consumer protection complaints that the whistle was too loud and could damage tender ears.  That may be totally false, but that's what I heard.

Very interesting.

Had something to do with the ages listed in the box. I remember ages 14 and above it could be loud but some government agency has some magical power and it had to be quieter for sets designed for the younger audience.

Before Lionel did their website "upgrade" there was a spec sheet on what to do to make it louder, as GRJ noted.

Not to fear, I saved it.  I attached it to the post.

Thanks everyone for the help. Im going to operate on it tonight.