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Title: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: BNSF guy on January 01, 2014, 12:57:22 PM
Happy New year all. I just purchased a used Southern Pacific Daylight brass train I would like to know if the true blast horn can be installed in this train
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: richg on January 01, 2014, 03:15:51 PM
Quote from: BNSF guy on January 01, 2014, 12:57:22 PM
Happy New year all. I just purchased a used Southern Pacific Daylight brass train I would like to know if the true blast horn can be installed in this train

First of all, what scale? There are forums for different scales.

Now what do you mean by, true blast horn?

Rich
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: BNSF guy on January 01, 2014, 07:11:46 PM
This is an O Scale brass.i want to know is will the True blast sound work in this train
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: Joe Satnik on January 01, 2014, 09:38:16 PM
Dear BG,

If 3 rail AC it should work by connecting the sound board's power wires to the loco's rail pick-ups (center rail and outside rails). 

The current Williams reverser boards pass the track power through to the sound board. 

(Sound board plugs into the reverser board to get track power.)

If 2 rail DC it will not work. 

Hope this helps. 

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: BNSF guy on January 02, 2014, 08:07:44 AM
Thanks for the information, yes this is a 3 rail engine, do you know if williams sells these.
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: Joe Satnik on January 02, 2014, 12:05:48 PM
Hello, again. 

The WBB TB II Whistle/Bell sound board is Bachmann Item #00246.

http://www.bing.com/search?q=bachmann+00246&pc=U162D&first=9&FORM=PORE

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xbachmann+00246&_nkw=bachmann+00246&_sacat=0&_from=R40

Whistle/Bell is what is mentioned in my 2010 catalog for the GS-4 (and all other steam locos).

The GS-4 also had an air horn:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_class_GS-4

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik
Title: Re: Southern Pacific Daylight
Post by: glennk28 on January 02, 2014, 08:45:48 PM
yes--SP used single tone Leslie Typhon air horn on the Daylights as well as severa; other modern steam locos-Cab-Forwards, Mountains, and Pscifics are some I rem,ember as a kid growing up on the SF Peninsula--  gj