I imagine that the speaker and enclosure play a role. I have not taken mine apart yet to see if there is room for improvement. I imagine not. It's a tiny space. I will be sound matching my BLI units to the S2's and get used to wearing the HA's when running.
Well this was an easy fix, I have never had to clean the wheels of any new loco I have ever purchased. Cleaned the wheels and the little S2 runs great. It handled 10 weighted coal hopper on level track with no problems. Slow scale speed running is what you would expect from any new Atlas loco, step 1 on my Digitrax throttle = 1 smph, top speed is a little high for a switcher, mine ran 67 smph.
So a couple of questions... Has anyone had the guts to remove the shells yet? Does anyone know which aftermarket chip they use? It looks like Digitrax is calling for two, DN126IN & DN146IN.
Not me, but I did take out the parts list with exploded assembly diagram. The speaker is mounted in the cab inside an enclosure with the front of the speaker facing forward. I am going to guess they have the speaker optimally enclosed and mounted. I downloaded the ESU LokSound Select User's Manual P/N 51980.
It doesn't matter whose decoder they use, it will not be a top of the line but rather a much less version. I also doubt if the speaker is properly enclosed. That has been the case with most factory installed dcc sound. Think back to the original Athearn Challengers, how many problems did that install have like melting tenders. Carl
I just test ran the ATSF #2367 and it ran well out of the box. THE ESU Lok Sound decoder ran well after a few adjustments. I've been using ESU LOK Sound decoders for over ten years and this decoder is easy to adjust. The motor functions are outstanding. The sound is reasonable given the size of this small diesel and size of the small speaker. I have no plans to tinker with the speaker although a small Zimo cube speaker could probably fit in the cab. There are 21 functions to choose from. After a short break-in period this small switcher easily pulled 12-14 33' fully loaded hoppers. The sound can easily be heard upon start up with no difficulty. Shades
You guys are bad for my wallet. I've been hunting for a smaller loco and between the sound decoder and performance reviews and videos I bit the bullet and pre-ordered one of the DRGW units. I might actually have a layout to run it on rather than a little oval on the pool table by the time it arrives.
Were did you find the manual that explains how to adjust the ESU LOK Sound decoder? I printed the USER Manual for Diesel & Steam Decoders, but have not determined from reading it how to get higher volume on the single locomotive in which I had a ESU LOK Sound decoder installed. Thanks. I use NCE Power Cab and can easily adjust BLI E-units with sound.
Roger if this is the right manual for your decoder, Loksound 4.0, page 82 gives you a list of some CVs, #63 is the master sound volume. http://www.esu.eu/en/downloads/instruction-manuals/digital-decoders/
I believe the decoder is based on the LokSound Select Micro. You can download the manual here: http://www.esu.eu/en/downloads/instruction-manuals/digital-decoders/
Roger: Download the ESU Lok-Sound Select Micro Manual for diesel and steam loco's. All the info is in that manual. Shades
