Quote from: wtierce on July 29, 2013, 04:18:44 PM
What do you mean that one burned dried milk?

Indeed dried milk was used several times.  In the 20s it was shown to have reduced smoke over coal with a similar heating property.

Here is a link to a demo done in the 30s.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/locomotive-tries-milk-fuel/


Note today the Grand Canyon RR fires its steam using vegetable oil allegedly to make it greener.

Stan

Quote from: DaKaiser on July 26, 2013, 04:47:55 PM
Hello dear community

I have a question in regards to coal fired steam locomotives.

My buddy told me a couple of days ago that coal fired steam locomotives aren't legal to operate in the US.  Now I have searched the web and I can't find any info in regards to this statement that my buddy put forward.

So naturally I turn to you guys to see if there is anyone here who could help me with this.  Is my buddy right or is he wrong?

Thank you and best regards

DaKaiser

ps. If possible please provide a link or links to where I can find out more about this.

I can assure you that there is a lot of coal fired steam locomotives running across the US.



This double header is in Chama and I have the sore back to prove it is coal fired. These locomotives do not have a stoker and the fireman has a lot of coal to shovel to make it up the 4% grade..  The choice of fuel is basicall chosen on what was locally available and easy to get.  Chama uses coal because there are coal mines nearby, others use oil which today is easier to get across the US then coal.  One even used dried milk for a time.

A complete listing of surviving steam in the US can be found at

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/

Stan

Indeed

The Large Scale Peter Witt is indeed 1:29.  It has a speaker installed and a 21 pin DCC connector.  When stopped the brake light is on.  You can also independently turn on the brake light, the front light, the marker lights, and the interior lights.  Bachmann was running it today at the NMRA National and it ran very smoothly.

Stan

Jerry

There are 6 wires going from the locomotive to the tender.  2 are for track power, 2 are for the rear light and 2 are for the chuff

The trick is to determine which wires you need and remap the existing wires for your use.  You can easily get to the locomotive side
unscrewing the 4 small screws in the pan under the cab.

Myself I use 2 for track power, 2 for the motor and 2 for the chuff

For battery power using the revolution I might suggest 2 for the motor 2 for the front headlight and 2 for the chuff

To easily get the wires from the motor to the board under the cab I found it easiest to remove the boiler.  At the same time I removed the filter caps and inductors on the top of the motor and also lubed the bearing on the motor top.

Hope that helps.

Stan

ACEGuy

For what you are trying to do it should be fairly easy.

The tender for the 4-4-0 has a speaker mount and the locomotive has a older simple mechanical chuff sensor.

A product such as the Phoenix PB11 has a rechargeable battery and likely has many more features than you need.  They have a 4-4-0 sound in their library which can be loaded for you.

You connect the PB11 to the speaker you install in the tender and also to the track power feeds that are already in the tender.
The unit also has automatic sounds such as start whistle bell and stop whistle and bell plus blowdown and a host of other sounds.

Personally I have not had the best of luck with these older mechanical chuff mechanisms but others report good results.  You might find that an chuff triggered to the track voltage provides a better result.

Hopefully in time Bachmann can produce a more advanced 4-4-0 but for now it should make perform the function you desire.

Hope that helps.
Stan Ames

Is this the pilot you are looking for?

http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_69_580&products_id=5244

Stan

When controlling a LED there are two approaches, control the voltage or control the current.  The C19 controls the current to the LED and thus does not use any form of current limiting resistor in the circuit.

If you replace the LED with another that has a similar current rating than all you have to do is hook it up.  If you are using another form of light then the + side of the light will need to be connected to the locomotive + and you will need to install whatever current of voltage limiting you desire between the + and the light.

Hope that helps

Stan

Quote from: bob kaplan on January 27, 2013, 10:19:14 AM
A real "beginner" here so please don't chuckle too much but help is really appreciated.

Looking at the Bachmann C-19, could you:
1)  remove the jumper board that is in the Bachmann C-19 tender?
2)  attach the Phoenix sound board's 1 + 2 power inputs to the supplied Bachmann plug (with all the wires) to the wires labeled R (which is orange) and the one labled L (which is black) for the board's power source?
3)  attach  the Phoenix chuff sensor (i think #s 11+12) to the wired plug's "chuff" on the left side of that plug (purple wire)?......and the plug's wire on left side labeled "ground" ( a black wire...but more to the center that the other black wire!!)
4)  attach speaker to Phoenix board as directed in Phoenix directions
5)  attach bell and whistle to reed switches as indicated in Phoenix directions

The sound board would be a PB11 and the power would be regular track power.

Thanks for your time.   i really hate the ruin either the Bachmann board or the Phoenix so i would appreciated your help before i give it a try.  

Bob

Best to check with Phoenix as they have a C-19 and it is their board you are installing.

When you are done the Jumper board in the C-19 must be installed in the locomotive for it to work.

A few comments.  I have installed several P8s but not a PB11 in a C19

Rather then playing with the jumbo board you can also solder the Phoenix wires to the pads labled on the main Bachmann board in the tender.

On the PB11 Install terminals 1 and 2 are the PB11s power.  Connect these to the track leads J1:1 and J1:12

Next hook up the speaker and all the other reed triggers for the whistle and bell.

Test out the installation to ensure everything is working properly.

Next connect the the PB11s pin 12 (trigger input 1) which is normally the PB11s default chuff input the the C-19s chuff output.

That should be all you need.

Stan

Quote from: Cypress Hills on January 23, 2013, 02:09:57 AM
Didn't Bachmann announce a 4 car set of different numbered 1:20.3 Gramps tank cars?

If still available, what url to find info?

Murray

Murray

Bachmann released 2 new numbers for 1:20.3 gramps cars.  You can find them by going to the online catalog under largescale and tank cars. The new ones are on the 2nd page.

We have both of these running on our railroad and they look great.

Stan

Quote from: Kevin Strong on January 11, 2013, 12:55:11 AM

Quote from: StanAmes on January 08, 2013, 08:00:21 AMIn most case a single wire connection between the sound board chuff input to the C-19s chuff output.  In a few cases the sound boards chuff ground may also have to be connected to the C-19 ground.

Stan, which solder tab on the board would that be? I've noticed with the Revolution installed, you've got to jumper the B+ and ground to the rail (battery) inputs to send voltage forward to the locomotive for lights, etc. I would presume the optical chuff sensors to also need this power feed.

Later,

K

Kevin

All of the Bachmann locomotives that have the expanded socket need for power to come through the socket.  This power is used to power the fans, the lighting, the smoke, and the chuff.

Most devices that plug into the socket (including the dummy board that comes with the locomotive) have a rectifier built in.  This rectifier powers these locomotive devices.

Unfortunately I do not believe the Aristocraft unit has this rectifier built in and therefore requires the locomotive's + and -to be separately powered either through the battery or through a user installed rectifier.  All other devices in the market that plug into the socket have the needed rectifier built in.

Once you have power to the locomotive the chuff sensors will work and you simply hook up the chuff output on the side of the board labeled "chuff sensor" to the chuff input on the sound board.

Hope that helps.

Stan

Quote from: bob kaplan on January 05, 2013, 11:51:35 AM
If we wish to use the optical contacts in the cylinders, can leads from the sound board be attached to the PC board in the tender without additional electronics.
  Thanks you.

Bob

No additional electronics are needed to connect sound systems to the C-19.  In most case a single wire connection between the sound board chuff input to the C-19s chuff output.  In a few cases the sound boards chuff ground may also have to be connected to the C-19 ground.

Hope that helps.

Stan

Kevin

Just a note that the site is an excellent comment on the 1st Climax release. The 2nd Climax release is a totally different mechanical and electronic design and is in line with the recent Spectrum improvements.

The Heisler had a lot of improvements over the 1st Climax release but would still need some additional improvements to bring it up to the quality of the recent Spectrum line.

Stan

One of the original reasons for G or LS was to denote that models would work together.  This of course assumes a common coupler height and the ability to navigate the tight R1 curves.

Interestingly however neither the I scale or F scale modelers supported such an approach.  Mainly because both ! and F represent a whole combinations such as I, In2, In2  and Fn3, F and Fn2.   and while the G modelers commonly interchange various scales the I and F crowd tend to maintains both the scale and gauge relationship for their railroads.

On our Fn3 or 1:20.3 3 ft Narrow gauge railroad, even the bridges are built to the 1:20.3 scale so while you can run G equipment of various scales, the only time that happens is when a guest brings that type of equipment.

Just a different perspective.

Stan

Quote from: RickTay on November 18, 2012, 08:03:39 PM
About a month ago I bought a new Bachmann 2-6-6-2 Saddle Tank. I've installed the AristoCraft Revolution Remote Control Receiver and now have the Phoenix P8 Sound system to connect. I have everything connected except the Chuff sound. I've seen the article with the 2n2222 transitor circuit for the K27 Chuff.... But, how do I connect the to the Chuff sensor of the 2-6-6-2?  Anybody know???
Thanks
Rick

Only the K27 needed the transistor to connect to the Phoenix.  For the 2-6-6-2 simply connect the power and signal connections and then connect the Phoenix chuff input to one of the 2-6-6-2 chuff outputs.

For a neat effect use a relay to connect the second 2-6-6-2 chuff output to a second Phoenix chuff input and use a revolution function to activate the relay

When starting up activate the relay and you get all four cylinders in simple mode.  When you get to faster speed turn off the relay and get the compound sound.

Hope that helps.

Stan Ames

Quote from: JBSahnd on November 01, 2012, 06:05:16 PM
Stan,

Is there an information sheet in the box that informs people that there is no enclosed DVD and where to find the information on You Tube?

The 2-6-6-2 released 4 years ago was the last locomotive produced with a DVD.  Since then (Forney, Climax, C19) there has been no DVD included.  The reason is simple.  It costs a lot to produce a professional DVD at a time where the large scale market has gotten smaller.

To replace the DVD, the manuals were enhanced to contain all the needed information.  The manuals and expanded data sheets are intended to contain everyting needed to operate and maintain the model.

The C-19 You-Tube videos are an experiment to see if a much much much lower budget effort would be useful from a marketing perspective.  The concept was that a You-Tube video might increase product visibility and enhance sales by providing users who have not purchased the locomotive more information prior to sale.

Rather then developing a script, going through a lengthy develop/review process and using a professional crew. Mike used the manual as the script and used a few volunteers to shoot some scenes on our railroad.  The lubrication portion is simply the manual photos and words in video format.  Mike is a modeler and an operator on our railroad and he had a good idea for what was needed.  In the end Mike produced 3 You-Tube videos which were a whole lot more then the original concept.  I was most impressed with the results. I have no idea if Bachmann will decide to do this again in the future.

Stan