Quote from: Greg Elmassian on February 13, 2023, 01:08:15 PMI do believe that the OEM soundtraxx board did not have a chuff input either, but I could be in error.
Greg
Greg
There are three different soundtraxx boards Bachmann has used in its LS locomotives. I was for Thomas, another was for the 3 truck shay. Neither of these has the pins for the socket.
The one sold in the newer Climax is equipped with the pins, plugs into the socket, can control the various locomotive functions, and uses the optical chuff that is inside the the locomotive.
Note I would definitely not use this board in the new Dash9 as it has 4 motors and I do not believe this board was designed for that load.
Same comment goes for the Phoenix board. Good for smaller locomotives but I do not believe it was designed for 4 motor locomotives.
Stan