Albie the plumber

I've put Legomanbiffo's sound in both power cars using an EM2 speaker in both which needs only a bit of alteration to the bodywork .

Highly recommended it 

2 hours ago, amdaley said:

Richard came back to me with the function list.

It might be of use to others.

Apologies for sending you the function list for the 25 when it should have been the 08 .🙈

Blonde moment! 

It's Jamie Goodman 😜

I'm pretty sure he's a member of this forum. 

Alternatively,  you could contact Digitrains regarding this if you get no joy here .

HTH

3 hours ago, amdaley said:

I've sent a couple of emails.

The first bounced back because his mail box was full.

He hasn't replied to the second email yet so I thought I would ask here.

Tony.

Had a little scout around d for my 25 with JG sound that I bought off him when you could buy them off ebay .

The function sheet is shown in the pic .

I doubt much has changed since that sheet was printed 

14 hours ago, amdaley said:

Hi Everyone.

 

I have fitted just a Loksound Micro decoder with Roads & Rails sound into my LMS 7120 version on a rolling road & it seems to be fine.

 

I have a couple of questions.

 

(1) Is there a list of the functions available for the installed sound file ?

 

(2) If I fit the stay alive do I have to configure the stay alive to work ?

In the Loksound manual Page 69 it says to change a couple of CV's for the power pack to work ?

 

Thank you.

Tony.

A simple email to Richard should sort this out .

I recall asking him for a list of functions and I got it .

If a CV  value needs to be changed to recognise the stay alive , he will have the info for that too .

I've fitted a few stay alives to my shunting locos and I've never had to mess about with CV's though things may have changed .

You can test the stay alive by picking the loco off the track while running .

If it still runs , there's no problem. 

I've got a series 1 version with a 1O00  headcode and would like to renumber to something more suitable .

Has anyone tried doing this and if so , was it easy ?

7 hours ago, zr2498 said:

Another sound installation. This time a Midland Compound.

 

I wanted to try out one of the new ESU Passive Radiator speakers. With space being limited in the tender, the new sizes available have become very useful. The other requirement is for a stay alive, especially as the pick-ups on the tender are off the axles rather than the wheels.

 

This is the kit used:

 

The initial thinking was for the stay alive interface chip to be installed underneath the coal load. Hence a rectangle cut out of the tender roof. I wanted to keep the die cast coal load in the original position, and as it is a useful weight as the internal weights have been removed.

 

Tender body off.

 

 

Sizing the hole.

 

 

Rectangle cut out.

 

 

 

As already mentioned the plan has changed, but the hole will be useful later.

The speaker selected.

 

 

Lugs are cut off the speaker and the weights removed. The sound decoder was test fit to check clearance with the speaker.

 

 

The PC board is undone.

 

 

To get clearance under the PC board for fitting the stay alive interface chip, the support pin was removed. Also to get a little more clearance between the speaker and the tender roof the original weight fittings were cut off.

 

 

The stay alive wiring was soldered to the sound decoder.

 

 

 

The speaker was attached to the tender floor with black tack, and the wires secured.

 

 

The stay alive is slid under the PC board, again fixed with black tack.

 

 

The stay alive capacitor was slid under the PC board, and the wires tidied up. Not forgetting insulation tape over those bare speaker terminals.

 

 

A little more weight could be added by fixing to the underside of the coal load.

 

 

Completed and tested.

 

 

An excellent sound from Wheeltappers and by using the ESU speaker. This new range of speakers gives such a wide range of frequencies and has great clarity, plus base for it's size.

 

Used that speaker on a Heljan class 25 and I have to agree , it packs a punch !

Great work BTW 

7 hours ago, Covkid said:

 

That image at that scale is truly stunning.  Cannot wait for my D5544.  

 

Shouldn't really say this Hornby have most definitely been caught napping with BR diesels.

I suppose the worst thing Hornby did was stay still in terms of product improvement . they probably didn't see any need to do so .

That however was before Accurascale came along .

To say that Accurascale have upset the model railway establishment's apple cart is somewhat an understatement . 

17 minutes ago, 12A Models said:

Just picked one up "brand new secondhand" (never been out of box) for £80. Result!!!

Bargain at  £100  ! 

looking forward to this one ! 

39 minutes ago, zr2498 said:

Thanks for posting. Perhaps one day I will attack the chassis under the small bonnet. Did you remove the chassis to hacksaw it. Stopping all of the saw cuttings getting into the works would concern me.

One day I will finish getting a Unimat SL set up for milling!

I think I cut the metal.with the chassis insitu. 

I may have used kitchen roll to stuff between chassis and gears and I probably removed the wheelset .The motor IIRC is enclosed by the casting so that was OK. 

I did it during the lockdown along with a whole load of other projects so it was a good while back and my memory  fails me a bit .

Really great job ! 

You've certainly achieved your objective of getting sound into a Teddy Bear without major surgery .

Not an easy loco to work on , in fact , quite horrid !

I found a pic I posted on a Facebook group that showed my attempt at sound and stay alive ,

I did have to take a hacksaw to the smaller bonnet in order to get sugar cube and stay alive in ,

All in all , it works very well  but not easy as you know .

To get a speaker as large as yours was quite an achievement so well done !

2 hours ago, Chrisjh said:

Good morning, first of all isnt RM Web a great forum so a huge thank you from me. Being new to DCC I am strugglying being non technical.

 

I have a wonderful OO Gauge Heljan class 45 DCC Sound - fantastic sound the only problem is its very quiet and I have no idea what DCC Chip is fitted or how to make the sound louder as the Chip wasnt fitted at the factory and I have no way of finding out what the chip it is.

 

Any help would be very much appreciated thank you.

 

Best wishes and thank you.

Chris 

  

If it's an ESU loksound chip , then CV 63 is the CV to adjust 

The V4/V5 chips adjustment goes from 0 to 192 .

The higher the value,  the higher the volume .

However , it might be a ZIMO chip , if it is , F2 is likely to be a brake function. 

Not sure what CV is used to alter the volume on a ZIMO .

It might be worth going through the function list and putting them on this forum .

Most will be able to tell who's sound project and what chip it is 

HTH

4 minutes ago, Sir TophamHatt said:

Does anyone happen to know if I can buy just a chip for an ÖBB 1216 Railjet by Roco?

 

And where from?

I would be very surprised if ZIMO  didn't do a sound project for that loco .

I believe they have a list from which you can download the relevant sound. 

Alternatively,  you could contact soneone like Digitrains who will probably be able to help you .

I intend to do the same for my W&M railbus with a VT95  schienenbus  project which may sound a bit more authentic than current British offerings 

HTH .

57 minutes ago, Southernman46 said:

Me - I'm thinking - thank god I can have 25155 now without getting the Heljan one and needing to do something about that awful weathering it emerged with 😬

Looks like it was weathered by a YTS trainee 

2 hours ago, 97406 said:

 

The one advantage of adding sound is that the sound file is different, so it gives the loco a different character. Biffo sometimes does different files for a given class which is good too. Having said that, the Bachmann sound projects are very good and the latest 40 is especially driveable. Just could do with room for a bigger speaker without needing a milling machine!

I wanted to fit an EM 2 to my 40 a good while back but ,  having put the chip on the decoder tester and the EM2 under the empty bodyshell  , I found the sound quite disappointing with said speaker. 

Sadly,  it  just didn't suit Biffs sound project , not to my ear at least. 

At  the model world LIVE in Brum and of particular interest to me was the 00 gauge class 02 .

Got a couple of close up shots thru the glass case ( sorry , but I'm no David Bailey

and it looks good and , having spoken to Ben Jones , he has said the 00 model WILL have shunting lights .

Result ! 

Delivery  expected  in the  autumn. 

4 minutes ago, Rhydgaled said:

So, have the running issues with the PWMs been repeated with the class 11s; or are these latest models good, reliable, runners?

If you look through the previous couple of pages , you'll see the reaction is overwhelmingly positive .

Unlike the PWMs , the class 11 have lights , have no body fit issues and run as sweet as a nut .

Obviously made in a different factory

16 hours ago, Southernman46 said:

I just got it cos it looked nice ................ 😉

£62 quid in Basingstoke MZ - those were the days .................

Might try scribing the door lines and adding some plasticard hinges - modelling !

as for the underframe - looks pretty unvalenced in this 1970 view at St Pancras

 

You would think that someone like Exteme etchings would do an etch for that .

Anyone doing a Blue ,pre TOPS class

25  like me , will always have the smooth front end to deal with not to mention removing those blooming dominoes.

8 hours ago, Paul.Uni said:

 

Sounds like a ZIMO / Digitrains project .

Could be wrong though .

I'm assuming you have an 8 pin version ? 

The later 21 pin version simply plugged straight in to the PCB above the worm drive .

There is room between front of motor and rear of grille but beware of the protruding motor shaft at the front which spins of course. 

Fashioning a plasticard shield between decoder and motor shaft would be a wise move .

4 hours ago, 'CHARD said:

 

Based on the headcode glass geometry alone I'm prepared to bet that IS the first version.

Tubby Brush  alert ⚠️ 😁

19 hours ago, GRUNFOS said:

I like mine..........................

 

 

 

Certainly looks good from that angle 👍

1 hour ago, rob D2 said:

From Dave’s vid for those who haven’t seen it.

he also pointed out there’s no backing to the exhaust so you can see straight in to the PCB.

The TMC weathered version was better as it hid some of the mistakes !

 

The video highlighted the raggedness between the  Blue and Yellow .

He wasn't kidding was he .

8 hours ago, YT-1300 said:

I never understood why people sing the praises  of the HJ 7mm 37, it's pretty poor between the cab doors, but as you say its the only rtr 37 available. 

 

Overall I think Heljan are really good, the 4mm 26 and 27 are brilliant, just needing the suspension modules moved inboard, the original 47 is really good too, despite being a bit stout.  Their 35 is still one of the best models out there in 4mm scale.

 

Its a shame they seem to be making so many basic mistakes these days

8 hours ago, YT-1300 said:

Its a shame they seem to be making so many basic mistakes these days

What are the odds that they one day make an 'improved ' version in a couple of years as they did with the '33 ?