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Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
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Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:33:02 GMT
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Great work Kevin,
What did you use for the latch on the door that hides the codepilot?
I am not sure what you mean by "when the sensor reads in", did you find room
for that special white gear thing? I tried, and tried on a coal tender, and
finally gave up, now if there is tension on the magnet, it chugs faster, and
has a second slower chugging speed when the car is pushed forward on the
magnet. The only problem, is , as you have stated, that the sounds are hard
to hear when the train is moving, unless you put padding between the tracks
and your table.
Michel Magnan
> Instead I used the classic 4558 color scheme:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=770
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> The code pilot is programed to make the slowest diesel sound when the
> sensor reads "in", and rev up through the other 4 speeds when the
> sensor input reads "out". It also revs down through the speeds when the
> sensor reads "in" again. With this programming, and the output from the
> train motor connected to the sensor input, the sounds switch based on wether
> the train is moving or not. With DCC, the engine sound can be controlled
> independently of motion. Note, for conventional operation it is necessary to
> reverse the polarity of the motor output to make the sound change when the
> motor is moving forward instead of reverse. This is accomplished by • connecting
> two 9V wires at right angles at the mini-motor.
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> BTW, the Code Pilot can also output an "air brake" sound, which when • programmed
> correctly sounds exactly like a steam engine! The key is to program the
> duration of the sound to the desired whoosh period. It actually shapes the
> sound to the programmed period instead of truncating it or letting it go
> silent.
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> The only drawback is that the Code Pilot isn't that loud. Putting it
> in the enclosed loco with a "ladder" as the output port helped amplify
> and improve the sound a bit. Two engines should be louder and I can't
> wait to hear what they sound like with "beat interference" between the two.
>
> KL
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