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need sound of steam board for 8206 and 8006
« on: October 19, 2015, 11:43:49 pm »
sound of steam actually works on these tenders, but the whistle doesn't.  I've tested other tenders, and pretty sure I have the track wired with the right polarity.  I also think..I understand that these MPC boards were not that good.  just curious on their availability or work arounds.

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Re: need sound of steam board for 8206 and 8006
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2015, 09:38:14 am »
L.O.Guvna
Hello & Welcome to the Forum!

The whistle not working is a common problem on these MPC era locomotives, there might be a work around, but I'm not aware of one.
The sound board in the tender is prone to shorting out when the insulation between it and the tender frame wears out.
I suggest you open your tender and replace the insulation if you haven't already done so. I used a piece of 1/8th inch extruded foam and a piece of card stock to replace the original insulation.

Parts:
Dr Tinkers Trains
http://www.ttender.com/
Brasseur Electric Trains
http://brasseurelectrictrains.com/
The Train Tender
http://www.ttender.com/

There are other suppliers, but these are the three I've had the best results with.

Happy Rails!
Dave
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