ESU Loksound 5 Dynamic Sound Control demonstration. Automatic dynamic load dependent sounds!
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Published 2023-09-28
At the end of the video I've included two screen captures from a social media post on the topic. I did not write these but have included them for those who have the hardware. This is the same guidance I used to set up the locomotive in the video.
The locomotive is an Atlas model of an Alco HH660 marked as Erie #305, which was one of four such engines purchased and used on that railroad. Built between 1938 and 1940, it used a normally aspirated 6 cylinder engine generating (as the name implies) about 600 horsepower. The HH stands for High Hood which was a name hurriedly applied when one became necessary as new and different diesel locomotives became more common.
The layout is a Grand Valley kit made by Woodland Scenics which has 4% grades and 18 inch radius curves which increase and decrease load on the locomotive as the train inclines and declines. However even a flat layout benefits from dynamic sound control for tasks like switching empty versus full cars. Heavy on entry with full cars, light with all the empties. It adds so much to the enjoyment to hear the engine working depending on the conditions.
Credit to Andrew Beeman for the informational screenshots at the end of the video.
All Comments (5)
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Nice overview of those features! Thanks.
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Nice ride.. Mine changes sounds up and down hill always thought it was magic. I think mine are all esu. except steamer. It seems to change up and down too. Maybe ill mess with that stuff when I get done with new setup. I did notice a little swaying but it didnt seem real bad. Nice work
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Wow Tom, really great demo and information! How does the decoder know inclines from declines? I’m assuming the drag (or lack of) on the motor? Or is it a simple mercury switch? Pretty cool! Great shots of your updated scenery work also! The GVL is looking great! Awesome video, thanks for sharing!
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So I'm trying to set this up on an EMD SD45T-2 and it doesn't seem to respond at all. How do I do it on any EMD locomotive?
