brian_banna
RS11 DCC AND SOUND SETUP
I figured out the real issue with the problem I was having. It was not a decoder problem. It was a user problem. Specifically putting one of the truck gears in the wrong place and causing a very serious binding issue. Problem fixed and this model now runs like a freaking champ!
This is the DCC and sound setup for my RS11. Originally I was not going to put sound in anything anymore. That changed after running my two EJ&E SD38-2's at a friends house. Sound is a must. I can always turn it off if it gets annoying.
I setup a new standard for all my locomotives. Before working on them, all the gear train gets a thorough wash to remove ALL grease and oils. At assembly, everything that moves or is a bearing surface gets greased. Not slathered in grease, but I use a paint brush and hit every surface with a light coating. The motor shafts get a small drop of oil where they ride on the shaft bearing. This is a HUGE improvement in operation. Just by itself without sound, this model runs whisper quiet and smooth as can be.
It sports a Loksound 5 DCC micro. I was able to install two speakers. The sound chambers are my own custom designed and 3D printed boxes and have a Knowles Grand speaker in each box. I was able to also get a Loksound Power Pack installed. I designed and cut a piggy back block to ride on the board. There are clearance cutouts for all the components underneath it. The lighting are LED's plugged right into the light holes and fit perfectly. I bridged the onboard LED resistor and put in 1 1K ohm resister instead. The lights were just way to dim with the stock 2K resistor. You can see the new resistor soldered standing up on the light pad at the end of the board.
This model is now done and buttoned up ready for operations.
RS11 DCC AND SOUND SETUP
I figured out the real issue with the problem I was having. It was not a decoder problem. It was a user problem. Specifically putting one of the truck gears in the wrong place and causing a very serious binding issue. Problem fixed and this model now runs like a freaking champ!
This is the DCC and sound setup for my RS11. Originally I was not going to put sound in anything anymore. That changed after running my two EJ&E SD38-2's at a friends house. Sound is a must. I can always turn it off if it gets annoying.
I setup a new standard for all my locomotives. Before working on them, all the gear train gets a thorough wash to remove ALL grease and oils. At assembly, everything that moves or is a bearing surface gets greased. Not slathered in grease, but I use a paint brush and hit every surface with a light coating. The motor shafts get a small drop of oil where they ride on the shaft bearing. This is a HUGE improvement in operation. Just by itself without sound, this model runs whisper quiet and smooth as can be.
It sports a Loksound 5 DCC micro. I was able to install two speakers. The sound chambers are my own custom designed and 3D printed boxes and have a Knowles Grand speaker in each box. I was able to also get a Loksound Power Pack installed. I designed and cut a piggy back block to ride on the board. There are clearance cutouts for all the components underneath it. The lighting are LED's plugged right into the light holes and fit perfectly. I bridged the onboard LED resistor and put in 1 1K ohm resister instead. The lights were just way to dim with the stock 2K resistor. You can see the new resistor soldered standing up on the light pad at the end of the board.
This model is now done and buttoned up ready for operations.