LionChief chuff rate

Fear not, the new LC+ 2.0 has 4-chuffs.   As for why the current LC+ was stuck at 2-chuffs, you'd have to ask Lionel marketing.  I suspect it was their decision as generating 4-chuffs internally obviously isn't a problem.  FWIW, the LC (not plus) uses an optical chopper to generate the chuffs.

Back in the day, "Sound of Steam", the chuff rate was as you say, one revolution-one chuff.  Personally, not having the knowledge of how real steam locomotives sounded, I was quite happy with SOS in my Great Northern Northern and my Nickel Plate Berkshire.  

In the many years since then, I have learned, mostly through the knowledge of forum members on other forums as well as this one, that four chuffs per revolution is the correct number.

However, to the average layman four chuffs may sound excessive or possibly annoying.  But to those of us who have become more knowledgable about trains, four chuffs is like a good sweet dessert.  

So the bottom line as far as why Lionel chose to limit the chuff rate may be marketing and possibly electronics, especially in the early days.

I think the two chuffs was that Lionel was still thinking people ran the locos at a scale 200 MPH. At that speed four chuffs would be one constant hiss.

That must have been tough for you. Imagine the "pure h*ll" the post-war guys endure every day!  😂

Train Nut posted:

That must have been tough for you. Imagine the "pure h*ll" the post-war guys endure every day!  😂

That went over my head.

Dan Padova posted:

Train Nut posted:

That must have been tough for you. Imagine the "pure h*ll" the post-war guys endure every day!  😂

That went over my head.

The original poster was so annoyed by the lack of 4 chuffs and even sold one engine because of it.

So imagine how guy who run post-war with no chuffs feel....

Train Nut posted:

That must have been tough for you. Imagine the "pure h*ll" the post-war guys endure every day!  😂

This is how it was done in those days, you'd have this under the layout 

Train Nut posted:

Dan Padova posted:

Train Nut posted:

That must have been tough for you. Imagine the "pure h*ll" the post-war guys endure every day!  😂

That went over my head.

The original poster was so annoyed by the lack of 4 chuffs and even sold one engine because of it.

So imagine how guy who run post-war with no chuffs feel....

 

Ah Ha !   We have penetration.