So,I've decided
to buy the aforementioned TCS board for the 2-6-6-2, and a TCS  complete DCC install kit with motherboard and sound for my #12 ET&WNC 4-6-0
Wish me luck!

Thanks,Ton! I knew about the speaker issue. Bachmann has included a nice speaker enclosure in the tender. I'll just need to find a speaker that's compatible with the new system,and the enclosure.
Thanks again!

If I am reading this right, all I need to do with this unit is to plug it into the 21 pin interface on the motherboard in the tender. Am I correct?
https://tcsdcc.com/1525
Thanks!

Thanks again,Ton !
Here's a video of a real gem of a locomotive that I picked up at about the same time as the 2-6-6-2 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2srXcYIWrA
Later!

See her on her first full run on my track here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P05okDx0ONs

Cool. So,this should be compatible with most sound decoders out there.
Any recommendations as to which sound system to put in it?
Thanks, Ton!
 

Hi guys! Here's a video of the DCC system that's installed in the tender of my 2-6-6-2 locomotive.
Based on the lettering on the back of the motherboard, I'm beginning to think that it may be a Crest Revolution DCC system.
But, I'm not sure.
So, I made this video in the hope that someone can positively identify this system for me.
Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZAZfST5-2w
Thanks guys!

Here's a video of the 2-6-6-2 loco on my test track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCi_tSltc_Y
I'll make a video showing the DCC controller in a couple of days.
As a further experiment, I actually removed the after market DCC control module, and substituted the spare one from my 4-6-0 ,in which I installed the MRC Steam Genie DCC RC system, and it works just fine.
There is a speaker housing in the tender,but no speaker. Nor are there wires going from the motherboard to the speaker enclosure, which makes me wonder if this after market DCC system has sound capabilities, or not.
I would be grateful for any information that you could provide to help me identify the DCC system installed in this looc's tender ,and if it has any sound capabilities.
Thanks in advance!

Hi,guys! I received my 2-6-6-2 locomotive. When I put it on the track ,it just sat there. The seller I bought it from did say in his auction text that one of the wires on the little 2-pin connector was loose.
I checked, and sure enough,it was indeed broken off in the plug.
Fortunately, I finally remembered that I had one of those plugs in a bin of On30 spare parts. It was taken from the headlight of the first Bachmann 2-6-0 D&RGW locomotive that I bought earlier in the year ,and have been using for parts.
I installed the replacement pug on the wiring, but the loco still wouldn't move,although I did notice that the drive wheels would rotate when I applied power directly to the wheels.
So, I figured that there was a short.
I then reversed the wires on the 2 pin plug,and tried again.
Nothing.
I then reversed the wires again,and was back to being able to get the wheels to go. But only when it wasn't on the track.
One thing that I noticed is that the DCC system in the tender isn't the standard Bachmann unit. I couldn't find any identifying information, but it is a 21 pin motherboard with an 8 pin JST adapter plugged into it.
The control module is larger that the Bachmann unit, and it is 1.05 L x .64 inches wide.
There is no identifying info to be found on either unit.
After several more attempts,and more experimenting, I found that the loco will only operate as long as the 2 plug pin isn't plugged into the bottom of the locomotive.
Everything seems normal.Lights work, and it runs well in both directions.
Just as long as the 2 pin plug isn't plugged in.
It's a rather interesting problem,and I'm wondering it it presents an issue for adding sound to this loco.
Any ideas,guys?

Merry Christmas Everyone!
So, What trains did you get? I got 2 On30 locomotives.
The first one is a #22Colorado Southern 2-6-0  locomotive w/tender. Used,but in mint condition. The other one is an On30 2-6-6-2 Articulated Loco w/ Tender Colorado Mining Co #46. It is used ,but in excellent condition.
Both came in their original boxes with all paperwork.
Now, it's your turn!
What did you get?

Later!

I'm still here. I haven't been doing much with any of my trains as of late. What I have mostly been doing is buying a few cars in both G and On30 scale here and there, most of which remain unrun. For now.
I've also been upgrading my G Scale trains to Kadee #831 knuckle couplers.
I also finished building a Gabriel 1/20th diecast model of a 1909 Ford Model T Touring car just this morning that will go along splendidly with my G Scale trains when I finally decide to run them again.
The train in the following video is the first one that I have run in nearly a month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLTBIX3PuYc
The stock car is new, and I added the berrels to the gondola a couple of months ago.
I'm still thinking about adding a flanger to the D&RGW #268's consist to replicate the train at the Gunnison Pioneer museum in Gunisonn,Co., but I can't decide on which of the 2 flanger kits that are available to buy.
I like both of them. I'll decide soon and will post a video of the entire train running on my track.
Probably after the first of the year.
I'll probably set up my Bachmann G Scale North Star Express train for Christmas.
I don't know.
I'm going to Lake Tahoe with my wife for Christmas Day. We are not getting ,or setting up a tree this year, so, I may possibly not even run the G's any time soon.
Are any of you guys setting up a train around your tree this year?
And, if so, which scale, type, and road name will you be going with?
Merry Christmas everyone!
Later!

Interesting. Is the plug wiring the same on the 4-6-0 as it is for this one?
Thanks!

Nice. But at $612.00 I think that I'll pass.Just a little too pricey for my blood.LOL!

Finding the system that has the sounds made by the actual #12 is what I'm thinking,too. It would be nice!

Thanks Rich. I looked up the Soundtraxx system.I then tried finding an instructional video on youtube on how to install it in the Bachmann 4-6-0, but there was nothing there that I found helpful.
Soundtraxx has their own youtube channel, but there's nothing specifically for the 4-6-0,which is weird.
I checked out the link that you included, and the HO 4-6-0 board looks very different than what's in the On30 version.
I was hoping to find that these other DCC Systems(especially the Soundtraxx one) would be plug-and -play with minimal disassembly and soldering required.
Oh,well. Looks like I may be stuck putting another MRC system in this new loco as well.