Tsunami N Scale Decoder for Kato C44-9w, ES44 Gevo

Which decoder would I need for these two type of engines?

 

here is some information;;http://www.tcsdcc.com/public_html/C...ctures/N_Scale/Kato/ES44AC/ES44AC/ES44AC.html
http://www.tcsdcc.com/public_html/C...ictures/N_Scale/Kato/GE_C44-9W/GE_C44-9W.html

 

You imply in the title that you are thinking of sound decoders. Is that correct?

 

Yes. Would be nice to have sound.

 

You will not find a Tsunami that will fit into either of these.
There are not a lot of sound decoders for diesels being made.

 

I agree with Woodone. I love the Tsunami decoders but they are big and I don't think you can shoe horn one in. For those I would recommend a Digitrax or MRC drop in sound decoder.

 

Have you thought of making a sound car. I used a Kato coal porter that worked out pretty good.

Harold

 

Anything can be done, just depends on how much your want to modify your loco. Here's an article from Soundtraxx putting a decoder into at E8

http://www.soundtraxx.com/documents/appnotes/kato_e8_nscale.pdf

I personally just use the MRC decoders. They require a little modification to fit well. I also cut out one of the fans in the shell and mount the speaker in it, then put a metal grill over it.

 

AtomicVette,
The E-8 is a wide body locomotive. Are not the C44-9W and the ES44's narrow hooded loco's. If that is the case, it is going to be hard to fit a Tsunami TSU-750 into one. I guess that the fuel tank area might be wide enough to fit one if it were milled out. Going to be a tight fit.

 

The Tsunami decoders are a little wide to fit in a narrow hood engine, however, the ESU loksound micro is narrow enough to fit. The next problem after getting the decoder to fit is the speaker. I've done a couple where I put the speaker in the fuel tank.