I did the conversion on my older Athearn big boy. I need to probably swap out the speakers like you did since the sound quality out of my factory speakers is a bit crackly
A great addition to the athearn dcc ready models! I bought one with the tsu2 from the hobby shop i work for. SoundtraxxTsunami the sounds are dead on! Also love the detail athearn put onto the model.
Athearn uses full-featured Tsunami2 decoders. So all of the features on Athearn factory-installed Tsunami2 decoders are available on aftermarket Tsunami2 decoders. Aftermarket and factory-installed Tsunami2 decoder will often have different function mapping though. So different buttons trigger different effects.
I believe you can get a good representation of the 844 off this decoder too. The recordings of the 844 are not on this, but with the UP big steam sounds, you’ll be able to make it extremely close.
Hey George Keep up the awesome work......Your are the best in the business.... All of my decoders are Soundtraxx and rest dont come close to your decoders and will not be in any of my locomotives Soundtraxx is number 1
Here’s the stuff George uses at home: www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/chip-quik-inc/SMD291NL/1160000 It’s about $12 per ‘syringe’ The stuff we have here is Alpha OM-338. You can search online or here’s a link to a random website: www.solderconnection.com/P1186/ALPHA-OM338-LEAD-FREE-FLUX-GEL.html Because it’s an industrial use flux, most of the links want you to contact them for quotes.
Great video, love these decoder install videos. What decoder would you recommend for me putting in a Greenbrier type locomotive? I got a bli unit that the decoder shot on me and would like to replace it, thanks for the help.
Hello, Use the TSU-2200 for Steam, 884007. The set the CVs to match. Watch CZcams vids and find the closest match. We did not record the 614, but I’m sure we may have it’s whistle in the library. Not all whistles are cataloged by the ‘restored’ loco, The Greenbrier is a 4-8-4 Northern: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_614 soundtraxx.com/products/tsunami2-digital-sound-decoders/tsu-2200/ If you need any more help contact our Support Department Directly: soundtraxx.com/contact/technical-support Thank you
You should be able to. I don't have the specs for this model to tell you which board format will fit in this model, but you can contact our support department for more assistance: soundtraxx.com/contact/technical-support
Will soundtraxx be making a TSU big steam for large scale locomotives like the 4400?
We do not have this in the works, but we will keep it in mind!
I did the conversion on my older Athearn big boy. I need to probably swap out the speakers like you did since the sound quality out of my factory speakers is a bit crackly
Yes speakers can make a BIG difference!
A great addition to the athearn dcc ready models! I bought one with the tsu2 from the hobby shop i work for. SoundtraxxTsunami the sounds are dead on! Also love the detail athearn put onto the model.
Yes a great combo!
GG 👀,
Cool new product, can't wait to grab one and throw into my Big Boy loco! Side note; love the beard! 👍 Thanx Thom...
Yay. Let us know how it turns out!
*Beard won't be around much longer!
Do you have f22 crew talk like athearn has on there tsunami 2 that's in theres.. and duel Dynamos
Athearn uses full-featured Tsunami2 decoders. So all of the features on Athearn factory-installed Tsunami2 decoders are available on aftermarket Tsunami2 decoders. Aftermarket and factory-installed Tsunami2 decoder will often have different function mapping though. So different buttons trigger different effects.
Is the 844 on the big steam decider?
I believe you can get a good representation of the 844 off this decoder too. The recordings of the 844 are not on this, but with the UP big steam sounds, you’ll be able to make it extremely close.
Hey George,
On the air pumps, 4014 had two of them. Is that also set up in the decoder too. RR Bob, UP Engineer retired.
Yes, This is a recording of Dual Air compressors.
@@SoundtraxxDCC yes! Really cool. RR Bob.
If I had a challenger could this decoder be perfect for it?
Yes it would be great for a Challenger.
Hey George
Keep up the awesome work......Your are the best in the business.... All of my decoders are Soundtraxx and rest dont come close to your decoders and will not be in any of my locomotives Soundtraxx is number 1
Thanks for the feedback, we are so glad that you are enjoying our decoders!
What type of flux do you use? Thanks, Kennedy
Here’s the stuff George uses at home: www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/chip-quik-inc/SMD291NL/1160000 It’s about $12 per ‘syringe’
The stuff we have here is Alpha OM-338. You can search online or here’s a link to a random website: www.solderconnection.com/P1186/ALPHA-OM338-LEAD-FREE-FLUX-GEL.html Because it’s an industrial use flux, most of the links want you to contact them for quotes.
Great video, love these decoder install videos. What decoder would you recommend for me putting in a Greenbrier type locomotive? I got a bli unit that the decoder shot on me and would like to replace it, thanks for the help.
Hello,
Use the TSU-2200 for Steam, 884007. The set the CVs to match. Watch CZcams vids and find the closest match. We did not record the 614, but I’m sure we may have it’s whistle in the library. Not all whistles are cataloged by the ‘restored’ loco, The Greenbrier is a 4-8-4 Northern: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_614
soundtraxx.com/products/tsunami2-digital-sound-decoders/tsu-2200/
If you need any more help contact our Support Department Directly: soundtraxx.com/contact/technical-support
Thank you
Can I add this decoder to a dcc ready Hornby hogwarts express?
You should be able to. I don't have the specs for this model to tell you which board format will fit in this model, but you can contact our support department for more assistance: soundtraxx.com/contact/technical-support