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Sound decoder for a Shay

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Sound decoder for a Shay
Posted by C&O Fan on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 10:26 AM

Is there a sound decoder with the correct sounds made for a Shay ?

I have a 1970s United brass Shay that was remotored with a Sagami can motor that runs pretty smooth

and i was thinking of trying to up grade it to DCC and sound

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   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnPBhiCPiII

 

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Posted by Graffen on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:28 PM

 This one maybe: 52823 LokSound micro V3.5 Steam "Shay"

 Loksound

Or this one;   TSU-750 Light Logging

Shay decoder

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Posted by C&O Fan on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 5:40 AM

Graffen

 This one maybe: 52823 LokSound micro V3.5 Steam "Shay"

 Loksound

Or this one;   TSU-750 Light Logging

Shay decoder

 

Thanks

I like the sound of the Tsunami

but question now is will it fit ?

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Posted by richg1998 on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 10:16 PM

 Here is what a Micro in a Spectrum Shay looks like. Do not know where you would put the speaker. I am not sure the Micro would have three cylinder sound. I never checked for that. You can find the Micro dimensions on the SoundTraxx site.

http://litchfieldstation.com/DCC-University/install/HOSS/Bachmann-Shay-826020.htm

I have put a Light Logging Micro in a MDC Climax. I hard wired the decoder. It is in the boiler and the speaker is up inside the cab roof in a plastic baffle that came with the speaker. Really not much of a baffle. I had to do a lot of CV fine tuning to get a somewhat decent sound.

This might give you some ideas. Don't forget to check the max motor current at twelve volts.

Rich


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Posted by C&O Fan on Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:59 AM

richg1998

 Here is what a Micro in a Spectrum Shay looks like. Do not know where you would put the speaker. I am not sure the Micro would have three cylinder sound. I never checked for that. You can find the Micro dimensions on the SoundTraxx site.

http://litchfieldstation.com/DCC-University/install/HOSS/Bachmann-Shay-826020.htm

I have put a Light Logging Micro in a MDC Climax. I hard wired the decoder. It is in the boiler and the speaker is up inside the cab roof in a plastic baffle that came with the speaker. Really not much of a baffle. I had to do a lot of CV fine tuning to get a somewhat decent sound.

This might give you some ideas. Don't forget to check the max motor current at twelve volts.

Rich


Thanks Rich

Guess i need to take the cab off and start measuring

just dragging my feet on this one

TerryinTexas

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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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