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Help Identifying a LokSound Decoder

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Help Identifying a LokSound Decoder
Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:31 PM

I volunteer with the model railroad group at the Boothbay Railway Village in Maine. Revently, we had a donation of items from a deceased modeler that included a number of decoders. One of the items is a LokSound decoder in the original box with no other information or documentation. Comparing the dimensions to the box info, it is either a basic LokSound or a LokSound mfx. The end of the box has the number 72438 written on it, which I assume are the sound files downloaded onto the decoder.

Can anyone help us identfy this decoder and its sound files? I had no luck on the LocSound site or with Tony's.

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by richg1998 on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:38 PM

Google search for loksound 72438 came up with the below link.

http://www.ajckids.com/products/ESU/72438

Rich

 

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Posted by Mark R. on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:08 PM

Correct - It's a version 3.5 decoder. If you plan on using it, be certain to use a 100 ohm speaker with it, else you will fry the audio amp circuit using a regular 8 ohm speaker.

Mark.

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Posted by G Paine on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 10:32 PM

Thanks guys, that is what I suspected it was, if it was not steam. Now I can figure out where to install it! The decoder includes a speaker

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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