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Three truck shay,factory sound

Started by petertoot, January 05, 2017, 05:07:47 AM

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petertoot

Hi again,with this Loco, as is from factory,do I need dcc,decoder to change the sounds,or do I go battery,etc,so I can use the climax airwire control,thanks,cheers

Kevin Strong

If it's DCC-equipped, to convert it to battery power, you need only add batteries and something like Airwire's "Convertr" or Tam Valley Depot's "DRS1 Hi-Power" receiver. Both work with Airwire's transmitters. You would hook the battery to the Convertr or Tam Valley receiver, then attach the output of the to the track inputs on the Shay. There's ample room in the tender over the third truck for batteries.

Later,

K

petertoot

Hi,thanks for that kevin, the shay does not have the switches like the dcc climax,only what's behind the smoke box,if on battery power,airwire,it is dcc,is that right,so I can cv cheers peter.😎