Is their a way to tell what year my Bachmann Spectrum 70 Ton Climax was manufactured
I was reading, on line, that if my engine was made in 2011, or later, it might have a 21 pin socket for the addition of Soundtraxx Tsumani sound system and a speaker. This loco was sent to me by Bachmann as a replacement for a climax no sound, with gear problems. I have looked at the diagram and all I can find is 2 boards they call PCB02and PCB03. Picture not clear enough to see how many pins there are. From what the article says, Bachmann is selling the add on sound module with a 21 pin connector. The only information I can find on the box is the stock number 82902.
I was reading, on line, that if my engine was made in 2011, or later, it might have a 21 pin socket for the addition of Soundtraxx Tsumani sound system and a speaker. This loco was sent to me by Bachmann as a replacement for a climax no sound, with gear problems. I have looked at the diagram and all I can find is 2 boards they call PCB02and PCB03. Picture not clear enough to see how many pins there are. From what the article says, Bachmann is selling the add on sound module with a 21 pin connector. The only information I can find on the box is the stock number 82902.
How do I tell which version of their circuit board that I have? The loco has a DCC plug in it, but from what I have read, there were problems with the first two versions. The loco was given to me, without any instructions. The dummy plug was in the box, but not plugged in, so I don't know which way to plug it in the socket. I would like to run it on DC and see if it runs ok, before installing a DCC decoder or a Sound Decoder. Also, are there two pick-up trucks on the tender or just one? I have a wiper on the front truck, but not any on the rear. At a loss without instructions.