Whistle Conversion

[rtraincollector]

JTrains

 

Electric railroad offer a nice selection of whistle/horn you could add to any conventional engine and you don't need command to use it. www.electricrr.com  

 

I've been thinking about adding a diesel horn to a couple of my MPC-era diesels and was debating how to do it: engineer a relay, horn, and battery ala how it would have been done in PW diesels, or install a sound board-based solution like ERR's RAILSOUNDS.  I only run conventional.  I prefer electromechanical solutions but would trade this off for a substantially easier / more reliable / more flexible solution.  Has anyone else run this calculus - and, if so, what were your conclusions?

I believe if you goto that other site I think I see you on you will find more people that have done this but there are folks like gunrunnerJohn who have installed these for other people and probably can give you the best info on it. 

 

[phillyreading]

Williams by Bachmann makes a whistle sound unit but it is called True Blast 2 or True Blast Plus. True Blast 2 has both whistle and bell and needs a transformer with both whistle & bell buttons to work correctly for both sounds. The older True Blast 2 can most likely be ordered from Trainworld and the cost will be about 65% of what Bachmann wants for it, as Bachmann overprices their stuff on the internnet site they run.

[JTrains]

rtraincollector

Electric railroad offer a nice selection of whistle/horn you could add to any conventional engine and you don't need command to use it. www.electricrr.com 

I've been thinking about adding a diesel horn to a couple of my MPC-era diesels and was debating how to do it: engineer a relay, horn, and battery ala how it would have been done in PW diesels, or install a sound board-based solution like ERR's RAILSOUNDS.  I only run conventional.  I prefer electromechanical solutions but would trade this off for a substantially easier / more reliable / more flexible solution.  Has anyone else run this calculus - and, if so, what were your conclusions?

[rtraincollector]

if it's the one I'm thinking of by Bauchman you have no control over whistle/horn it pre set for a crossing so you hit it once and it goes thru its sequence most people I know do not care for it for that reason you have no controll how to blow your whistle/horn 

[Firelock76]

Bachman makes a tender mount steam whistle and bell sound kit that's a super easy install, I've done it myself, replaced a blown K-Line whistle unit with it.  Your local hobby shop can order it for you or you MAY be able to order direct from Bachman, I'm not sure.  I went the LHS route.

Last I looked it was about $69.95.  

[rtraincollector]

Electric railroad offer a nice selection of whistle/horn you could add to any conventional engine and you don't need command to use it. www.electricrr.com They use to have a link to hear the different whistle not sure what happened to it. but they have what you want and I have used there product very happy with it ( I installed tmcc and sound in a few engines ) 

[jroma1]

Is It possible to convert some of the post war Lionel trains using a modern day sound system now available. I wouldn't consider anything elaborate to start I would begin with just a steam locomotive's whisle and bell.

There are a number of circuits listed on the internet the question is can they be installed in a tender. I get the impression that some of these are for stationary applications only.

And for future referance how do they achieve the chugging hissing or steam sounds or is that expecting too much from these trains.

Is there anything documented any feedback greatly appreciated

Thanks

John