 Joined: 08/08/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,614 Location: Birmingham,Alabama
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I have a question for the digital Gurus out there. Would it be possible to retrofit the decoder on the 36847 locomotive.
Then is it possible to obtain sound files from the website and then set them up in the decoder. So I could load Tweety. Daffy, Bugs etc signature sayings into the decoder and execute the sounds at will.
Wouldn't that be cool, and a great idea for the grand kids !!
Could you do it with a lok programmer ??? Or How could you do it ? |
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Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,193 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA
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I have not tried it with my lokprogrammer, but you can upload sounds, assign them to sound slots and link the sound slots to a funtion. |
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 Joined: 30/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 71 Location: Amsterdam
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Frostie,
ESU Lok programmer allows you to do that. I have compiled some song fragments and one liners and loaded these on a sound decoder in the Theathercouch Dortmund model. Also added light effects that are connected to the illumination functions of the decoder.
Don't know which decoder is mounted in your locomotive. Suggest to use a LS3 decoder. It allows to record much longer samples than LS2 and has an additional illumination function (In total 4). Have fun.
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Joined: 15/01/2003(UTC)
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Frostie, that is an excellent idea! Now why did Marklin not come up with that? When the loco stops, we can make it say "That's all folks!" [:o)] Email me the sounds that you want, and I will take care of it! Charlie  |
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Joined: 22/11/2004(UTC)
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Frostie great idea. Marklin may have had copywrite issues for toons sound downloads.
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Joined: 08/08/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,614 Location: Birmingham,Alabama
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OK Guys ! tell me what sounds we should program into it.
This will be a test for what Charlie can do.
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Train Collection Insured by "Croc's" with "Big Boys" as Backup"
CS/MS Digital Era 1/2
Apple Man iPhone / Macbook Pro / iPad - the end of the windows PC occurred on April 4, 2010.
Love those Era 1 Tank Locomotives - the more the merrier.
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by Charlie<br />Frostie, that is an excellent idea! Now why did Marklin not come up with that? When the loco stops, we can make it say "That's all folks!" [:o)] Email me the sounds that you want, and I will take care of it! Charlie I suggest the following sounds: Stop: "That's all folks!" Horn 1: "What's up doc?" Horn 2: Some explosion from Wild'E'Coyotie - or the "meep, meep" sound from the bird he tries to catch... Horn 3: There must be a "wooosh" sound or explosion Engine: This is the tricky one - what should the engine sound be? Any ideas? |
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by plutoodie<br /> Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by Charlie<br />Frostie, that is an excellent idea! Now why did Marklin not come up with that? When the loco stops, we can make it say "That's all folks!" [:o)] Email me the sounds that you want, and I will take care of it! Charlie I suggest the following sounds: Stop: "That's all folks!" Horn 1: "What's up doc?" Horn 2: Some explosion from Wild'E'Coyotie - or the "meep, meep" sound from the bird he tries to catch... Horn 3: There must be a "wooosh" sound or explosion Engine: This is the tricky one - what should the engine sound be? Any ideas? Hey - I just found an interesting Looney Tunes sound site: http://www.nonstick.com/soundsJust press on one of the characters to the right ;-) The following are good: Bugs: "Neeh, what's up, doc"Daffy: "Mmmuahahahahah" and "Didn't think I could do it, did ya"Road runner: "Beep Beep" and "Beep beep (2)"Sylvester: "Aaahhhh, shaddap!"Taz: "Tasmanian Devil (3)" - this one even contains parts that can be used for the engine??? Porky: "That's All Folks" |
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 Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,705 Location: United Kingdom
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 Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,614 Location: Australia
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The canoe came in and we picked up our looney tunes loco today... I put it on the roller stand and it drove off the stand - its a 8WD!!!
Definatelty the Road Runner "Beep Beep" for the horn..
"Dats Despickable" from Daffy Duck
Yeah - Taz as the engine noise...
"Where's dat varmit Rabbit" when the telex couplers are activated..
Ooooohhhh - where do I pay my money - Miss 6 will love to have sounds in the Loco....
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Joined: 08/08/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,614 Location: Birmingham,Alabama
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Guye this is going to be fun, and I cannot wait to se what we can do. I have been listening to sound files and it is going to be fun to see where this comes out.
So for once the locomotive has arrived in Australia before it hits the US. I have not seen on ebay. Has it appeared there yet ??
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Train Collection Insured by "Croc's" with "Big Boys" as Backup"
CS/MS Digital Era 1/2
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Love those Era 1 Tank Locomotives - the more the merrier.
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Joined: 12/11/2004(UTC)
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I agree with Adrian about the engine sound, it has to be Taz. I have also used that track when my computer starts up instead of the default Windows tune.
John
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Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,894 Location: Keene, NH
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Lutz: Do you know the Trix part number for the board? |
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Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,614 Location: Australia
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Okay - enough talk... Who's gonna put this one in production for us??? I have (some) money and a very excited Miss 6... |
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Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,894 Location: Keene, NH
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Thanks! I am going to try to get a few to convert my hobby Loks.
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Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,614 Location: Australia
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Call me thick, but I still don't understand what the 611654 does for adding sounds... ????? Will I need one of these when Charlie offers the Looney sound upgrade??
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Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,894 Location: Keene, NH
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Adrian:
It makes the conversion a little easier. The lights on this loco are leds connected on a flexible connector strip. The Trix board allows and easy way to connect the lights back up and a socket for the installation of the sound decoder. Note that these engines have a spot for a speaker in the underframe. It can be done without the Trix board, but this is a neater solution.
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Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,614 Location: Australia
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Thanks - now it make sense.. After I pay for the fire engine set and a squillion other things - I will order one of those too... |
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Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,894 Location: Keene, NH
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Lutz: I have been able to obtain the Trix board for this conversion. I assume that the one red and the two brown wires get re-connected in the exact same place on the Trix board as the Marklin board? r/mark  |
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Joined: 26/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 404 Location: vlaardingen,
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote: Originally posted by mmervine<br />Lutz: I have been able to obtain the Trix board for this conversion. I assume that the one red and the two brown wires get re-connected in the exact same place on the Trix board as the Marklin board? r/mark Why don't you buy a trix loks and put a pickup-shoe under it. Seems cheaper to me,since you don't need the decoder anyway. Bart |
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Joined: 18/09/2005(UTC)
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Hi Lutz,
One quick question. Which Decoder did you use exactly? Are you still happy with it?
Thanks,
Bob
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What about this sound:"I will be back...!"  Goofy"The Terminater" [:o)] |
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Joined: 26/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,423 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Thanks for the info Lutz.
I've fitted the PCB, and installed an ESU LP mfx - very easy installation!
What speaker is the mount underneath the loco designed for? The standard 23mm in the ESU LS mfx is too large. I've ordered an ESU 20mm unit.
Do Märklin specify a speaker?
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Damon |
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Joined: 26/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,423 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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After doing a bit of research (which I should have done before [:I]), I notice that the 6083x series kits include a 22mm speaker.
I just dusted off my Vernier calipers, and -- guess what -- the mount appears to be 22mm ø. [:I][:I]
Is the Märklin 22mm speaker available as a seperate part, and what is its part number?
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Cheers,
Damon |
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Joined: 26/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,423 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Sorry Lutz, and averyone else...[:I]
I had a "Momentary Brain Fade" there.
Of course, the actual mounting hole is for a 20mm speaker, and both Märklin (#508612) and ESU (#50441) make 20mm speakers...
I assume the ESU 50441 is a suitable substitute?
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Cheers,
Damon |
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Joined: 26/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,423 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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OK finally got around to doing this.
One silly question -- which way up does the speaker go?
Should the the voice coil or the diaphragm face into the cavity?
I assume the voice coil faces in, and the diaphragm faces out...
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Cheers,
Damon |
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Hi Damon  Look at the photo above from Lutz and there you see which way the speaker is mounted PS ! 100 Ohm 20mm speaker from Märklin has part number #100622 (ESU 50441 is also 100 Ohm 20mm) |
Pål Paulsen
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Joined: 26/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,423 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Pål, Yes, thanks for pointing that out! I was carried away with the ETE article, where the photo was somewhat unclear, and forgot to check Lutz's photos [:I] I independently figured out that the voice coil goes outwards, since the retaining bracket has a suitably placed stud to press against it. In this installation (with an ESU 50441 speaker), there is no need for grinding, since the wires pass across the back of the speaker and through the channel without fouling the bracket. This applies to #36890, anyway... The sound is good. I might experiment with some alternative sounds suggested in <s>another</s> this thread... (BR218) |
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Damon |
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AJCKIDS Offers a Decoder of the Looney Tunes Engine. They will install it as well it has the Warner Sounds in it already. It works real well. |
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