My "catch" at ECLSTS

Tom Lapointe · April 15, 2007, 01:00:23 AM

I know Mr Bach-man saw me walking out of of the dealer hall at the East Coast Large Scale Train Show with a large "Spectrum" box.

Here's what was in it....

Also at ECLSTS, I picked up one of Phoenix's new P5 sound cards. Since my "Watuppa Railway" doesn't have much in sound-equipped passenger power (other the the basic "chuffer" board in an "Annie"), I decided the new Mogul was going to get the P5 installed...

As a result, it has a few additions not normally found on 19th-century Baldwins!

In the engineer's-side toolbox on the front of the tender, I installed the P5's volume "up-down" switch...

(Did I mention - this thing is LOUD!!!)

- but what's hiding back here

- 9600 baud computer serial interface jack

for programming the P5!

I also installed a Digitrax DG583S DCC decoder in the boiler; she runs as good as she looks!

Tom

Tom Lapointe · April 15, 2007, 01:05:35 AM

Oops! Forgot to post the last picture! (The P5 Data jack's hiding place!)...

Tom

Guilford Guy · April 15, 2007, 01:22:51 AM

looks great! the Rhode Island house will be done in may, can I come play then?

joconnor · April 15, 2007, 01:04:38 PM

Tom:

Great pics. Supper idea of hiding the interface jack in the tool box.

traindude109 · April 16, 2007, 05:59:23 PM

Tom, that thing is a beauty. I would love to get one of those, and put some J&S coaches behind it.

John G · April 20, 2007, 05:07:26 PM

They do look great pulling J&S coaches.

John G

traindude109 · April 20, 2007, 05:37:59 PM

Beautiful shot John!

Skip · May 05, 2007, 11:18:12 AM

So Tom, when are we going to see and hear it run on YouTube...

Tom Lapointe · May 06, 2007, 08:24:18 PM

QuoteSo Tom, when are we going to see and hear it run on YouTube... Wink

...Hopefully sometime in the near future, Skip!

I'm still doing some "tweaking" on the P5 sound card to get things the way I want, & was out of town this past weekend for a non-train-related event; only thing I did on the railroad this weekend was give the hedges around the mainline a quick trim before they start growing a bit over-enthusiastic.

It looks VERY good at the head end of a 4-car train of Jackson Sharpe coaches!

Tom

Guilford Guy · May 07, 2007, 05:51:09 PM

ATLEAST SOME PICTURES FOR US OVER ENTUSIASTICCALIPTICAL TEENAGERS

Very nice catch, how long did you stand around with the bait?

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My "catch" at ECLSTS