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A few have been waiting for this so here it goes… UPS delivered my loco shortly after noon today. [:D] First of all my hats off to Bachmann, BLI, and QSI for their excellent documentation and ingenuity! After unpacking and inspecting everything I proceeded to check out. I then hooked up my Bachmann Analog power source verified connections, throttle at “0” and removed power from wall. Remove my Bachmann analog diesel from the tracks and put it aside for the time being. Placed engine number one my BLI PRR M1b on the tracks consisting of a small 4x8 oval with two switches which makeup a siding. All turns are limited to 18” radius in this slightly expanded starter set. The M1b performed just as described in their manual using the direction slide switch to active sounds, a bit tedious but does work. Most of the sounds are preprogrammed so the engine sounds good with little or no intervention unless you sound horn or bell. I powered down the analog power pack and switched over to the Bachmann DCC. Powered up and BLI came right up as ID#3 factory default. The only observation I noticed at first was sound was to loud in this particular surroundings. More on this later. First step was to reassign engine from ID#3 to an alternate, ID#1 in this instance. The Bachmann DCC controller reprogrammed the ID in an instant if you follow the instructions. ;) All function switches activated and deactivated sounds as described in the manual. Takes a little getting use two as one press is on takes a second press to reset or off. The only thing I needed to do was turn the overall sound level and chuff level. But you can’t do that with the Bachmann DCC power module…. DARN! But wait thanks to the ingenious Quantum sound module you can program certain levels with an analog power source WOW! It takes a little effort to get the hang of it (short vs. long switching) but with patience it does work! Now how about loading, can the Bachman put out enough current? Considering this is a small oval track but I was able to run two BLI engines at the same time at about 75% full speed with horn and bell blasting away and the Bachmann DCC power source hung right in there. There were only four freight cars on the PPR M1b and a GG-1 running behind the freight train a couple of feet or so. Other than then the GG-1 negating 18” turns everything was very positive. Well that about sums it up for now.. I give the Bachmann DCC power source a big thumbs up! [tup] I found it simple yet fun to use. It does take a bit to get use to and you have to be careful switch from engine mode to functions mode. But if all else fails hit the red stop, set all speed levels to “0” then engage power again and start over. I would avoid ID#1 and ID#2 at first since these are used for bell and horn, it will obvious why once you first try it.. Enjoy… and a happy holiday everyone! OTH
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