Sound really adds an extra level of realism and enjoyment to any locomotive. This article shows a number of methods of wiring a Phoenix Sound P8 to a Revolution receiver. The wiring suggestions explained are just a general guide. For detailed instructions on how to install a sound board in a specific locomotive, refer to …
This article details a method used to install a Phoenix Sound P8 in a Battery Powered and Radio Controlled Bachmann K27. If the instructions from the previous article were followed, the tender frame should look like the following picture, except there will be a battery pack on the bottom right corner. Phoenix Sound provides a …
UPDATED 30 DECEMBER 2012 Sound really adds an extra level of realism and enjoyment to any locomotive. This article details a method used to add a Phoenix Sound P8 to a battery powered and radio controlled, Aristo-Craft GP-40. The article may appear long because it detailed and includes lots of pictures. But if you take …
27 August 2020 Be aware that some of the USA Trains locomotive project articles that I posted years ago are somewhat out of date. The Crest Revolution receivers at that time all had Pulse Width Control for the output power. The voltage spikes in PWC would not let the light bulbs work properly in some …
UPDATED 30 DECEMBER 2012 Sound really adds an extra level of realism and enjoyment to any locomotive. This article details a method used to add a Phoenix Sound P8 to a battery powered and radio controlled, Aristo-Craft FA-1. The article may appear long because it detailed and includes lots of pictures. But if you take …
DANNY ROODE, TRURO HEIGHTS, NOVA SCOTIA Feb 23, 2014 Thanks for putting together such a great site folks! I like many of the other posts I’ve read so far, and have downloaded several articles for my own use. I really like them all, especially the support (bench work) and buildings. I plan to employ the …
UPDATED DECEMBER 2019 The wiring instructions for the battery switch have been corrected. Initially connecting the Revolution receiver with Steam Sounds to the Bachmann sound connector produced erratic chuff sounds at slow speed. Instead the wiring was disconnected and Revolution receiver allowed to generate the chuff rhythm by motor voltage. This provided a clean chuff sound and simplified the …
TRAILING POWER AND CONTROL CAR CIRCUIT The most common circuit found in battery power and radio control applications uses a switch to toggle an on-board battery pack between its charging plug and a radio control receiver. The following illustration shows the components used to build this simple circuit. A battery pack is connected to the …
The trackside, 2.7 MHz, Train Engineer is a radio control system manufactured by Aristo-Craft. It was originally sold in the early ‘90s to control an entire garden railway, but our club members realized it could be used in a trailing power and control car to battery power and radio control a locomotive. Over the years, …
The Aristo-Craft, 75 MHz, on-board receiver was released in 2002. At that time there was a promise of 100 feet of radio range, which was more than double that of its 27 MHz predecessor. When used in a trailing power car or steam tender the promised range was possible if the transmitter was equipped with …