Yesterday I read a thread about someone building a soundvan using a MyLocoSound soundcard and I now can't find it to reply so I am having to start a new thread. The originator of the thread said that he wanted it for use with steam locos but then became interested in having a van which worked for both steam and diesel locos. I would like to show how that is possible.
The attached wiring diagram shows how steam and diesel soundcards can be wired to work in a single van running on a track powered railway. Each soundcard has an IR receiver on a flying lead and these should be located on opposite sides of the van so that the TV remote control can be used to work on each soundcard separately. So when the van is running behind a steam loco then the TV remote is used to mute the diesel and vice versa. If you are double heading steam and diesel then you run both soundcards.
The horn or whistle can be triggered in three ways. First you can have it sound automatically at timed intervals. Second you can place magnets between the rails where you want the horn/whistle to sound and fit a reed switch below the van. Third you can use a radio switch to sound the horn at the touch of a button ... there are lots on Google costing a few pounds.
Total cost of building a soundvan like this would be under two hundred pounds plus the van.
Regards
Peter Lucas MyLocoSound
The attached wiring diagram shows how steam and diesel soundcards can be wired to work in a single van running on a track powered railway. Each soundcard has an IR receiver on a flying lead and these should be located on opposite sides of the van so that the TV remote control can be used to work on each soundcard separately. So when the van is running behind a steam loco then the TV remote is used to mute the diesel and vice versa. If you are double heading steam and diesel then you run both soundcards.
The horn or whistle can be triggered in three ways. First you can have it sound automatically at timed intervals. Second you can place magnets between the rails where you want the horn/whistle to sound and fit a reed switch below the van. Third you can use a radio switch to sound the horn at the touch of a button ... there are lots on Google costing a few pounds.
Total cost of building a soundvan like this would be under two hundred pounds plus the van.
Regards
Peter Lucas MyLocoSound
