BlueRailDCC Boards Now Available Directly from Tam Valley Depot

[Steve Seidensticker]

Both the two amp and five amp BlueRailDCC receivers are available directly from the designer and manufacturer of the boards, Tam Valley Depot. The prices have been substantially reduced to remain competitive in a changing market.

BlueRailDCC boards are Bluetooth receivers that allow control of locomotives from the free Blunami app on iPhones, iPads, and Android phones/tablets. Output of the BlueRailDCC boards are DCC signals to any NMRA standard DCC decoder. The BlueRailDCC boards can also function alone as motion-only decoders to control speed, direction, and two lights.

The Blunami app brings unprecedented power to the wireless controller in the palm of your hand. With it and BlueRailDCC you can control multiple locomotives, speed match them, and run them in multi-unit consists. In addition you can audition bells, horns, and whistles in popular decoders on the fly. And above all you can change the mysterious CV controls via a simple, but powerful user interface - no programming track needed. The BlueRailDCC boards play perfectly well with the new Blunami sound decoders from Soundtraxx.

Apply the power of the Blunami app to DC locomotives at just the cost of the BlueRailDCC board.

Protect your existing DCC investment by simply adding a BlueRailDCC board

For availability and price check <https://www.tamvalleydepot.com/tvdonline/blueraildcc.html>. To install and use BlueRailDCC boards read the User Guide at <BlueRailDCC by Tam Valley UserGuide>.

Steve Seidensticker

 

[Moonraker]

Both the two amp and five amp BlueRailDCC receivers are available directly from the designer and manufacturer of the boards, Tam Valley Depot. The prices have been substantially reduced to remain competitive in a changing market.

BlueRailDCC boards are Bluetooth receivers that allow control of locomotives from the free Blunami app on iPhones, iPads, and Android phones/tablets. Output of the BlueRailDCC boards are DCC signals to any NMRA standard DCC decoder. The BlueRailDCC boards can also function alone as motion-only decoders to control speed, direction, and two lights.

The Blunami app brings unprecedented power to the wireless controller in the palm of your hand. With it and BlueRailDCC you can control multiple locomotives, speed match them, and run them in multi-unit consists. In addition you can audition bells, horns, and whistles in popular decoders on the fly. And above all you can change the mysterious CV controls via a simple, but powerful user interface - no programming track needed. The BlueRailDCC boards play perfectly well with the new Blunami sound decoders from Soundtraxx.

Apply the power of the Blunami app to DC locomotives at just the cost of the BlueRailDCC board.

Protect your existing DCC investment by simply adding a BlueRailDCC board

For availability and price check <https://www.tamvalleydepot.com/tvdonline/blueraildcc.html>. To install and use BlueRailDCC boards read the User Guide at <BlueRailDCC by Tam Valley UserGuide>.

Steve Seidensticker

And Steve has omitted to mention that, if you want BlueRail with sound then there is a much more economical way to go .... in fact 42% cheaper. BlueRail works with MyLocoSound soundcards which cost just US$99 compared with US$256 for the Soundtraxx Blunami decoders. Connection is easy with screw terminals throughout as shown in the attached wiring diagram for the Bluerail 5 amp board. The only difference is that with the Soundtraxx decoders you can set and modify the sounds through the BlueRail app whereas MyLocoSound uses a TV remote control (something we all know how to use) to select and modify the sounds.

The total cost of BlueRail 5 amp + MyLocoSound is US$219 compared with US$376 for BlueRail 5 amp + Blunami. MyLocoSound soundcards are available from G Scale Graphics in the US and Fosworks, Micron and LocoControl in the UK.

Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

 

[Steve Seidensticker]

And Steve has omitted to mention that, if you want BlueRail with sound then there is a much more economical way to go .... in fact 42% cheaper. BlueRail works with MyLocoSound soundcards which cost just US$99 compared with US$256 for the Soundtraxx Blunami decoders. Connection is easy with screw terminals throughout as shown in the attached wiring diagram for the Bluerail 5 amp board. The only difference is that with the Soundtraxx decoders you can set and modify the sounds through the BlueRail app whereas MyLocoSound uses a TV remote control (something we all know how to use) to select and modify the sounds.

The total cost of BlueRail 5 amp + MyLocoSound is US$219 compared with US$376 for BlueRail 5 amp + Blunami. MyLocoSound soundcards are available from G Scale Graphics in the US and Fosworks, Micron and LocoControl in the UK.

Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

Hi Peter,

MyLocoSound is a fine product and I have a BlueRailDCC + MyLocoSound board in one of my locos. However, your cost comparison is a bit misleading. The Blunami boards from Soundtraxx combine of the functions of the BlueRailDCC receivers and a sound decoder onto one board. Therefore, in a Blunami installation there would not be a BlueRailDCC board.

Steve

 

[Moonraker]

Hi Peter,

MyLocoSound is a fine product and I have a BlueRailDCC + MyLocoSound board in one of my locos. However, your cost comparison is a bit misleading. The Blunami boards from Soundtraxx combine of the functions of the BlueRailDCC receivers and a sound decoder onto one board. Therefore, in a Blunami installation there would not be a BlueRailDCC board.

Steve

Okay. I misunderstood. Thanks. So does that mean that the Blunami maximum output is four amps not the five amps of the BlueRail DCC board?

Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

 

[Fred2179G]

your cost comparison is a bit misleading.

And I think Blunami 5A boards just came down to $120, including the sound. Exactly comparable to the Revolution boards - which now support loadable sounds. Competition is good!

 

[Steve Seidensticker]

Okay. I misunderstood. Thanks. So does that mean that the Blunami maximum output is four amps not the five amps of the BlueRail DCC board?

Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

Yes, the BLU-4408 (for large scale) is based on SoundTraxx's TSU-4400. Both are rated for four amps.

Steve