LionMaster Big Boy Hum

Is this a loud sound, or just a faint hum? Some locomotives can exhibit a faint hum when the sound system is not operating, but this is very faint normally.

The "click" is about as loud as a chuff and the hum is only slightly less loud than that. 

Have you played with the volume pot on the bottom of the unit?  You made sure your base is connected correctly to the track?  Have you tested other TMCC locomotives?

I have not messed with the POT on the unit but i did verify that the base is correctly and securely connected. I do not have any other TMCC locos to try on it.

Are you getting the 'shutdown sequence' and then hum?

There should be a shutdown sequence for about 10 seconds then no railsounds and the soft hum.

Shutting down does nothing.

 

 

Sorry the videos are so short but I didn't want to risk going over the 100MB limit. I hope this helps y'all.

RickO, I intend to add the feeders once I get a permanent layout set up. The one in the photo was set up strictly for troubleshooting this issue and gauging turn clearances.

I'm glad the sound is considered normal. Like I said, I wasnt even sure if this was an issue or a quirk from the get go. Thanks for the help.

Also, its a GW-80. The brick is on the floor currently and runs up to the back of the Gw.

You also seem to have the volume turned up really loud on the locomotive.  If you turn the volume down some, will the hum also decrease?  Otherwise it does seem normal to me.

I recently repaired one of these for an unrelated sound issue, but I did notice that this RS package has excessive static and noise.  Not as clear and crisp as most Lionel sound is.  Maybe an issue with that specific sound board.  G

Thanks again for the input, everyone. I tried turning down the volume and the sound does decrease with volume. Regardless of the reason for it, I'll just turn it down and live with a slightly less loud train. Given my limited space, I'm really hoping they decide to revisit the LionMaster series and bring in some cleaner sounds. Until then, I know that the #4006 ran on RS v.4.

 

Does anyone have a #4011 that can comment on if it has the same sound quirk running RS v6?

It seems normal to me.  You have the master volume turned all the way up which means you are going to hear the "noise" or hum of the amplifier trying to amplify a week or non-existent source.  Notice when you have the locomotive addressed and the sounds start, you hear the amplifier doing a better job on the input source level, and less noise / distortion while amplifying the steam sounds although there us some because it sounds like you are at full volume.

 

Bring the volume down 1/4 turn on the pot, so that is not all the way up causing maximum distortion even when the sounds are on or a loud hum when they are off