DCC Decoder with a Class J whistle? (NW Modeling List)

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The problem is that the DSX has been discontinued.  You might find  some at 
your LHS.  Most dealers are out of them because when the Tsunami  came out the 
DSX quit selling.
Rick Bell
 
 
In a message dated 3/17/2009 1:34:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-modeling-list-request at nwhs.org writes:

N&W passenger whistles on steam
locomotives consisted of three tones,  the lowest normally sounding
around 230 cps.  The other two created  what musically is referred to as
a "major triad".  The tuning of all  three notes could vary due to
changes in the pressure of the steam passing  through the whistle.
Coincidentally, the SP G4s used the same  whistle.  Soundtraxx offers
this whistle (as a G4) in their "large  steam" Tsunami decoder.  They
also offer the Frisco 1522 which is a  major triad.  BWL has 611's
whistle programmed into their N&W  class J decoder, but the tone is very
raspy compared to the real thing, and  I don't know if you can buy the
sound decoder separately.  I recommend  the Tsunami - or if you need a
little more current capacity, use  Soundtraxx's DSX sound-only decoder
and put some 1.5 amp power decoder in  parallel to run the motor.

Bob  Folsom


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