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LOC VS Tsunami decoders

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Posted by HejhogMarty on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 10:59 PM

Randy

It has been a few months since I have discussed ESU Loksound decoders. I bought the Lokprogrammer and wish to reprogram one of my select 8 pin decoder #73436 from the prime mover 567 to # 73404 (7FDL16). I tried loading the new file but it says I it is a V4 file , I pulled it from the select sound files. I am new at this so I may be doing something wrong.

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Posted by HejhogMarty on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 11:02 PM
Actually I tried to load the #73440 file.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 11:34 PM

I see there is a new version of the V 4 programmer software that came out yesterday.  However that may not solve your problem

Reading thru this thread, I think you did not get a V 4 decoder so maybe the sound file is incompatible if it is a V 4.

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Posted by HejhogMarty on Thursday, May 19, 2016 5:58 AM
I will discuss this with Jack at Litchfield Station today. I always have him program my decoders. All but one of my ESU decoders is a select 73400 series one is a direct . This is my first shot at reprogramming, so I will keep plugging away at this.

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Posted by wjstix on Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:33 AM

Kind of a dead issue since Tsunamis have been discontinued, but after recently installing a couple of TCS WOW sound decoders, and buying an engine (Atlas C-425) with Loksound installed, I can't imagine I would ever want to buy or install a Tsunami again. Sound quality is good, but so many problems setting CV's and keeping them once set, down to outright failure of the decoder, it's just not worth it.

Ironically, I have some old Soundtraxx LC ("low cost") sound decoders from 10 years ago that are still working great.

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Posted by richg1998 on Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:32 AM

It will be interesting to see how the TSU-1100 will compare. Same size as the Econami.

Rich

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, May 20, 2016 8:16 PM

Yes.  Now that Tsunami 2 is announced well have to see what it's all about.  I don't have much budget available for sound for the forsee able future but I will be watching from the sidelines with interst.

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