You're welcome Dean!
And aboard! You can learn a lot here, so don't be afraid to ask questions, no matter how silly you think they may be.
For the cost of what Williams charges you could get a lot better sound system with a www.electricrr.com rails sound commander
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Thankyou ...that helps alot
There's no room inside a steam locomotive for the Tru-Blast system, but there's plenty of room in the tender, at least there is in all the tenders I've got.
The thing is, your tender is going to need a truck with a pick-up roller to supply power to the unit. You can ground the unit to the frame.
Barring that, you can always cheat a little bit and install the unit in a passenger car with lights. I've done that too. Put the car behind the locomotive and you'll never know the difference as to where the sounds coming from.
new to the forum...can the True-Blast steam be installed in Lionel locomotives that have no sounds? Could it be installed in the tender behind the engine.
Well, nothing much has changed in 14 years, the Williams "True-Blast" horn for diesels (and whistle for steam) sound the usual grade crossing sequence, "Long, long, short, long" and the bell goes "ding-ding-ding" when you push the "bell" button on your transformer.
The current "True-Blast" system for diesels also has diesel engine sounds in addition to the above. Installation is still very easy, just two wires. The only problem you might have is it's a BIG speaker that comes with the diesel system and you might not have room inside the locomotive you want to install it in.
I've installed the new "True-Blast" system in some silent diesels I have and it works well.
Does that help?
Please sir, tell me how can i operate a true blast system ? i am new to ALL OF THIS. THANK YOU.
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