The HO scale Tsunami is not a good choice in large scale, it's very sensitive to voltage that is already too low for G scale, and the power rating is wrong... I got overvoltage and overheating errors on a tiny little loco, which draws much less than your Aristo...
I changed to a Zimo HO unit and did great... so it was not the loco...
Greg
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Like a Phoenix, the Zimo uses programmable sounds, and the HO version is a motor decoder, light control, one reed sensor plus speaker and all for under $100.
I used this in my LGB rail truck.
Specs for MX645
3 watt with 4 ohm speaker load
1.5 amps motor current, 2.5 peak for 20 seconds
.8 amps function drive total
35 volt (50 volt AC peak) limit.
32 meg memory and 4 sound channels.
SoundTraxx has a Tsunami sound decoder for the Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose #5. You can listen to a sound sample on their web site.
http://www.soundtraxx.com
Thanks Greg, I'll look into it!
I used a Zimo HO decoder (which will work on DC too), with the Galloping Goose sound... about the best sound I could find for this.
Hello folks,
I need some help finding a sound system for my (Aristocraft) Railbus. I can find places that have a listing for one, but it's shown as "out of stock" (For quite a while, now). Does anyone have an inside track on one? (Looking to not spend a bunch, but will do what I gotta do....)
Thanks,
Richard
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