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My Baguley Drewry gets a Dallee sound system

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#1

For those that may be interested in my ongoing updates of the Accucraft Baguley Drewry diesel, this posting will continue on from this: http://www.largescalecentral.com/LSCForums/viewtopic.php?id=7712 Brandbright recently sent me their special Dallee # 632 sound chip that combines a Railbus sound with a heavier duty horn. This seemed more appropriate than the Phoenix Plymouth sound I had been using. That has been refitted to the LGB # 50 diesel I have. I now had the opportunity to revamp the little dismal and install a Dallee sound. Here is how the insides now look:

Placement of parts should be self explanatory. The new RCS BASIC-2 plus a B-SWITCH enables me to have all the sounds I need with fewer components than with the Phoenix P5 + P5T combination. Even the motor “noise” suppression is built into the BASIC-2. It runs smoothly and the sound is very good.

#2

Tony, Does this sound system have the capability of engine sound and horn at the same time…or does the sound cut out when the horn blows.

Also, any chance a short vid of the locomotive with the new Dallee sound system could be posted to the vid forum?

#3
Warren Mumpower said:
Tony, Does this sound system have the capability of engine sound and horn at the same time..or does the sound cut out when the horn blows.

Also, any chance a short vid of the locomotive with the new Dallee sound system could be posted to the vid forum?


Hi Warren.
Yes to both. Nothing cuts out although the bell is a bit naff!!!
I know how to take a vid in my camera, but I have no idea how to put it up on the net.
Something else I will have to learn as I want to have such videos on the RCS website.

#4

Check with Bob. He should be able to tell you how to get a vid to this site. I’m anxious to hear it as I’m to the point with my critter that I need to start electronics. I’m not happy with what Phoenix has to offer for small locomotives. The Plymouth isn’t too bad but the horn absolutely sucks. Bell isn’t a problem as Aussie cane locomotives don’t have one.

#5

<<The Plymouth isn’t too bad but the horn absolutely sucks.>>

You can’t change that with the inter-phase?

#6

The choices for the Plymouth are the peanut whistle or the single chime. Neither is even close to what is used on the Australian cane locomotive. They use a horn that’s basically a single chime marine horn. Here’s the best example of what I’m after:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzDhWznMbU

This locomotive is more along the style I’m modeling but has a dual chime horn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaNxPuYtLhU&feature=related

#7

Warren,

I agree they sound much better than the Phoenix Plymouth horns. One of the reasons I took the Phoenix out of the Baguley and put it into the LGB # 50 dismal.

I suggest you send those clips to Dallas at Dallee and ask him if he will put together a sound to your requirements.

#8

I have now sent the links to those clips to Dallas to hear.

He did tell me he would be interested.

#9

The outcome should be interesting. Do let me know what he says.

#10

Hi Warren.

Dallee has viewed the clips and tells me he will be able to do both horns.
One is pretty straightforward as it only requires a pitch shift of the existing Dallee Leslie horn.
I hope to get a sample from him shortly.
If I like it I will let you know.

#11

…grinning…