I have an MTH Pioneer Zephyr with a Protosound board. I am wondering what it would take to convert it to TMCC since most of our engines run TMCC. I just converted one engine to TMCC but right now it has not sound. I would like to preserve the sound on the Zephyr but I've heard that Protosound boards don't cooperate with TMCC boards. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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You won't get the Protosound board sounds with TMCC command. There used to be products that did that years ago, but they haven't been produced in a long time.
HI John,
That was kind of what I thought. Is there a sound board I could use with the AC/DC Commander that will be close to what I have now?
Thanks
Roger
The choices are somewhat limited, but I don't really know what the PS/1 Zepher sounds like.
Didn't Lionel make a Zephyr? Least expensive and least hassle at this point, if it's not extremely important to you to maintain the MTH product might be to sell it and buy the Lionel Zephyr. Solves both the sound and Legacy/TMCC issues.
Don't know exactly what it sounds like, but there is this board for a Lionel TMCC Zephyr available. Combine that with RS motherboard and power supply and you'd have those sounds.
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@gunrunnerjohn posted:Don't know exactly what it sounds like, but there is this board for a Lionel TMCC Zephyr available. Combine that with RS motherboard and power supply and you'd have those sounds.
I wonder where I can get that.... That would be cool!
@Landsteiner posted:Didn't Lionel make a Zephyr? Least expensive and least hassle at this point, if it's not extremely important to you to maintain the MTH product might be to sell it and buy the Lionel Zephyr. Solves both the sound and Legacy/TMCC issues.
We paid a ridiculously low price for our Pioneer Zephyr so reselling and getting another probably wouldn't work out well. Also, the Lionel if I remember correctly requires a minimum radius greater than what we have on our layout.
@Roger Elliott posted:I wonder where I can get that.... That would be cool!
You get it from Lionel Parts, they currently list it as available.