RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Signal Box sounds any good then? May be worth me getting one if they are. Not fussed if the bell Codes are not correct for what is happening on my train set. Phil Edited December 9, 2018 by Mallard60022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) The solder tabs are incorrectly bent upwards and appear inside the van. Spring the wheels out at that end and bend them down again for now. Or scuff off the paint anywhere along the busbars. Rob Edited December 9, 2018 by RAFHAAA96 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Should just get one of these.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcHNOOW4ywA Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I received my supply this weekend. Had one in use on the shop layout today. Have to say, despite my doubts, I am very impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Shame that this new item, which is supposed to be left on the layout permanently (and so will be in view all the time), has the old, crude couplings and brake lever. Not so state of the art... Mine will be left parked at the end of a siding. It wont be getting pulled anywhere as the sound cuts out when it moves so ill be removing the couplings off mine. With the tabs underneath to solder to the dcc bus i can see this being very useful to modellers of any scale, especislly N and O gaugers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Shame that this new item, which is supposed to be left on the layout permanently (and so will be in view all the time), has the old, crude couplings and brake lever. Not so state of the art... There is always the option of removing the couplings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Similar to a loco making poor contact? Cue magazine articles with 'stay alive' capacitors and adding weight? I want mine to make the flange squeal and wagon clanging noises whilst on the move. Yes that is the main reason for the sound cutting out. It does work whilst on the move, although I have only had mine playing random sounds at present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2018 Shame that this new item, which is supposed to be left on the layout permanently (and so will be in view all the time), has the old, crude couplings and brake lever. Not so state of the art... R8099 coupling will give you a smaller profile coupling, it’s push fit, like the one on the van Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted December 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) I'm curious how other people operate their wagon fleets, in particular do you reuse the same few brake vans for most freight trains? If this is the case brake vans would make the ideal subject for future releases, at least for the 'moving' sounds. They also have the advantage of being noticeably distant from sound fitted locos, even on short shunting planks. I try to be prototypical, which means I have umpteen vans scattered around, usually in the exact places i dont need them. It will never happen, but if someone made a simple noise wagon.. linked to tension of a coupling spring, and motion, that simply makes three sounds.... couplings snatching or buffers connecting ( based off coupling tension) and wheels on rail joints (motion) i’d be happy with it, working on DC, charged or powered by the track. Edited December 12, 2018 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvwilson Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Clean the wheels and make sure the pick ups are making contact. Mine had two pick ups not making contact with the wheels. The wheels themselves needed cleaning. Now the sound does not cut out on the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 If it is sitting in a siding, does it play random sounds as loco chips do when idling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 If it is sitting in a siding, does it play random sounds as loco chips do when idling? Yes it does. You can turn off the sounds or select the ones to play at random. I usually leave the bird chorus playing on loop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 There are 3 types of sound... A straight play through once then stop sound, which can be as simple as a short guards whistle or a much longer train arriving or departing or boiler rivetting sequence. A looped regular sound which repeats until turned off, e.g. a grinder. A looped sound with random elements which repeats until turned off, e.g. the wheel tapper who sometimes finds a duff wheel. There is also a warning bell which sounds if you select a third looped sound - this indicates you are at max channels. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Managed to have a quick play with my TTS van this morning before work. Sounds are great fun, bit I've got bigger plans for the van. Sadly I the van does not seem to want to play while on the move, and the slightest touch stops the sound. I checked the wheels and pick-ups (think the wheels might need some of the weathering removed), but I ended up snapping one of the pick-ups off. Still seems to work while static though. Any idea or info if someone has got one working on the move? Might have to shelve my plans for the van and go for plan B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 hours ago, SDJR7F88 said: Sadly I the van does not seem to want to play while on the move, and the slightest touch stops the sound. From what I have heard about this, it sounds like this product is well suited to removing the sound kit from inside, hard wiring it to the DCC bus, fitting a bigger speaker & placing the lot inside a building or hill. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 23 minutes ago, Pete the Elaner said: From what I have heard about this, it sounds like this product is well suited to removing the sound kit from inside, hard wiring it to the DCC bus, fitting a bigger speaker & placing the lot inside a building or hill. Ah shame, was going to fit a different sound decoder into it and have it as a sound wagon for some of my smaller locos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 87004 Posted May 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2019 6 hours ago, SDJR7F88 said: Managed to have a quick play with my TTS van this morning before work. Sounds are great fun, bit I've got bigger plans for the van. Sadly I the van does not seem to want to play while on the move, and the slightest touch stops the sound. I checked the wheels and pick-ups (think the wheels might need some of the weathering removed), but I ended up snapping one of the pick-ups off. Still seems to work while static though. Any idea or info if someone has got one working on the move? Might have to shelve my plans for the van and go for plan B. This model works very well on the move for me. Better than some of my locos for sound retention. I suspect that the wipers/pick-ups are really tight on the wheels of mine as it is not a free runner at all. Maybe be some (careful) adjustment of the remaining pick-ups would do the trick? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pete the Elaner said: From what I have heard about this, it sounds like this product is well suited to removing the sound kit from inside, hard wiring it to the DCC bus, fitting a bigger speaker & placing the lot inside a building or hill. I mentioned along these lines some time ago - tts towns. Can it be beyond the realms of possibility to produce a model of a ?station that includes a speaker and the chip with relevant sounds Edited May 29, 2019 by Ouroborus Typo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, 87004 said: This model works very well on the move for me. Better than some of my locos for sound retention. I suspect that the wipers/pick-ups are really tight on the wheels of mine as it is not a free runner at all. Maybe be some (careful) adjustment of the remaining pick-ups would do the trick? Thannks for the info, will the last 3 some tweaking, they are very delicate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Ouroborus said: I mentioned along these lines some time ago - tts towns. Can it be beyond the realms of possibility to produce a model of a ?station that includes a speaker and the chip with relevant sounds Sounds perfect. Along with "I don't like sound - it is just a gimmick', one of my friends asks what is the point of sound locos without ambient sounds? A station would be a perfect environment to add sounds to. Most even have suitable buildings to place the speakers in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungrange Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 15 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said: A station would be a perfect environment to add sounds to. Most even have suitable buildings to place the speakers in. And you could probably fit larger better quality speakers in a building that you can in a typical locomotive. How many EM2s can you fit in the roof space of a typical station building? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 8 hours ago, Dungrange said: And you could probably fit larger better quality speakers in a building that you can in a typical locomotive. How many EM2s can you fit in the roof space of a typical station building? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 Does anyone have a list of the sounds for the original TTS Van? I've lost my sheet, and the one on the Hornby website seems to be of a later version, as the sounds dont match up at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim123 Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 Found this on Peter's Spares, as the TTS Mk1 sound model is listed as a spare part. I'm assuming they're in the order of F1, F2 etc. If not I'm sure you can match them up! Air Spanner Cockerel Crowd Dawn Chorus Dog Guards Whistle Rake Boiler Riveter Slam Doors Slow Workshop Stable Steam Train Passing Wagons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Here we go hope this is ok for you 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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