Richmond 4-4-0 with and without sound - tender swaps? And Q for the Bachmann.

[Searsport]

Hi, the Ma & Pa 4-4-0 has sound with the steel cab version but not with the wood cab versions.   Can a wood cab be given sound just by swapping tenders, or is it more complicated than that?

And does this apply to any Bachmann locos of the same class which have both plain DCC and DCC sound versions?

And as the tenders look the same, is it just a matter of time before a wood cab Ma & Pa #4 or #5 appears with sound?

TIA,
Bill.

[the Bach-man]

Dear Bill,
A tender swap might work, but the best way to be sure is to swap the boards within the tenders as well.
The sound locos have a sound decoder and speaker, both of which would have to be transferred.
Starting with the EM-1, we are including a speaker and sound- ready decoder in the tender. You need only add the loco-specific sound module to achieve full sound capability.
Have fun!
the Bach-man