Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by Guus<br />Hi Brian, Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: I've browsed the HAG website before and just wound up drooling the rest of the evening.... [:p][:p] Aren't they wonderful[:p] The HAG virus is just as contagious as the Märklin variant,if you ask me[:0]    Considering the fact that many of the HAG designs are comparatively old they do a splendid job. The motor and drivegear setup reminds me of former Märklin models with their three pole LFCM engine.The big difference being that HAG's have rollerbearings and are very well made. I've got a few AC models and I am really enthusiastic about them.No contact problems whatsoever and the engine runs very smooth,almost as good as the more modern Faulhabers and C-sines. HAG locos are a bit difficult to obtain though,partly caused by their policy of making limited amounts of their models. Another thing is that there are still many analog AC models around.From my experience you can easily get confused and may end up buying a non digital variant! Hope I didn't bore you with all this information.Got a bit carried away by my enthusiasm[:I]. Kind regards Guus Hey Guus! No worries, no apology necessary. I feel the same way about the Swiss models! [:p] I'm going to do my best and heed your advice to be wary as to what I buy (I have been a bit confused also looking at their items and which are digital and which are not). Do you have any with sound? Just wondering if you or anyone else have any comments on the sound quality on HAG loks.
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Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by David Dewar <br />Brian. If you fancy HAG and dont mind paying for it there is a shop in Switzerland close to the HAG factory...Zuba-Tech, and they do mail,order. Their site lists what they have in stock but it is better to email them first to confirm. As Guus says make sure you are buying the correct model. I buy from a Dealer in England who is very good but does not hold stocks and it can take along time to get a model HAG does not have in stock at their factory. Their coaches are also very good.
David
Thanks David for the advice. I have just bookmarked Zuba-Tech in my favorites folder. And thanks for the comments on their coaches, they also look quite nice!!!   [:p][:p]
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Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway
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I bought a 39420 SBB Re 4/4 10015 at my MMR dealer today.
Very nice locomotive.
By the way, did you know that there is a station anouncement "hidden" under f1 in this loco? A nice lady says, in German: "please enter, the doors closes by themselves, careful at the departure"
It runs very smoothly on my floor layout, even over the curved c-track switches. |
Best regards Svein, Norway grumpy old sod
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Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,707 Location: United Kingdom
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Well done and very nice,Svein. |
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy. |
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Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway
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Thanks, Steven
One very special thing: The "motor number" on a sticker under the loco is S6070205. Splitted: S6 = in this case no meaning (normally C-sinus and produced 06) 07 = this year 0205 = todays date, which also happens to be my wife's birthday. Funny! |
Best regards Svein, Norway grumpy old sod
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Joined: 17/12/2004(UTC) Posts: 970 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by intruder <br />I bought a 39420 SBB Re 4/4 10015 at my MMR dealer today.
Very nice locomotive.
By the way, did you know that there is a station anouncement "hidden" under f1 in this loco? A nice lady says, in German: "please enter, the doors closes by themselves, careful at the departure"
It runs very smoothly on my floor layout, even over the curved c-track switches.
Thanks for the report Svein. I don't think that I have heard past reports about "hidden" sounds. I really like this lok but will wait a bit for more reports before I get it. (Then again, I've been known to be a bit anxious on these items in the past   !!)
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by intruder <br />I bought a 39420 SBB Re 4/4 10015 at my MMR dealer today.
By the way, did you know that there is a station anouncement "hidden" under f1 in this loco? A nice lady says, in German: "please enter, the doors closes by themselves, careful at the departure" Hi Svein, congratulations! That's a pleasant surprise indeed [:0] I assumed it had a signal horn pcb only - no full mfx sound decoder! Did you have a chance to open it and check the decoder and speaker? Could there have been a version change, as I understood from Lutz' intial post that there is no sound decoder  |
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Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originall posted by Bart That's a pleasant surprise indeed I assumed it had a signal horn pcb only - no full mfx sound decoder! Did you have a chance to open it and check the decoder and speaker?
Could there have been a version change, as I understood from Lutz' intial post that there is no sound decoder I will open it tonight and post a picture of the inside. |
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This loco has no sound decoder, but it has a special "multisound" pcb. It is located underneath the main interface pcb, adjacent to the decoder.  Two of the four pcb wires are used to activate the corresponding sound signal; they have the known Märklin color codes, i.e. brown/red for connection to AUX1 and brown/green for AUX2. It is correct - you can activate the DB station departure announcement via AUX1; it can be mapped to any function key - btw: the new DB E10.3 (#39120) has the same. The reason for not making it user available with this loco is quite obvious; it never ran on German rail (other locos did/do - likely some of the next coming models). The CS/MS configuration of my Re4/4-I for example looks like this:  I do always configure the "shunting gear" with my mfx models, if it hasn't yet been done by Märklin (usually combined with the corresponding shunting lights, if possible).
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Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway
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Thanks for the information, Lutz.
Then I don't have to post photos tonight. As I have heard announcements in something quite like "normal" German spoken in for instance Zürich Hauptbahnhof, I think the German announcement is OK.
I do the same as you, Lutz, make separate functions for shunting gear and acc/brake delay. In case of this loco, I selected the other speaker symbol. For the constant functions I use the speaker symbol with the notes, without the notes for momentarily functions.
I like this locomotive very much!
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Best regards Svein, Norway grumpy old sod
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Joined: 13/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 2,616
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Svein and Lutz,
Thank you very much for your information. The things I learn here,just great [:p]
Guus |
Kind regards, Guus |
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Joined: 13/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 2,616
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:originally posted by Brian: Do you have any with sound? Just wondering if you or anyone else have any comments on the sound quality on HAG loks. No I haven't Brian,that is to say not yet  . The decoders are made by ESU,so I presume the sounds are recorded from the original locomotive. Kind regards Guus |
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