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Hello Large Scale Forum, I recently built my first garden Railroad and am expanding it now with a couple of Diesel engines. Both are FA-1 Santa Fe .USA Trains and an Aristocraft. I need help installing sound.
According to Lantz web site I could add the Diesel sound to my G scale USA Trains FA-1 by using a MRC 0001817 decoder along with a MRC 0001050 Black Box. It was supposed to be easy install. I also ordered a MRC 10 amp G transformer, the FA-1 Santa Fe Diesel and the sound items from them. When I got the sound decoder the instructions were a little complex for me so I took the items to a local Train hobby shop that does mostly HO scale. The owner informed me today that it appeared that the items might not have enough power to work correctly but he was checking with the MRC tech.
I called MRC and spoke with the Technical dept. and they said the Black Box was only 1.5 amp and confirmed that it might not work with the USA Engine.
Will this system work or not? Thanks for any help or advice. I live near Bradenton Florida and am retired.
According to Lantz web site I could add the Diesel sound to my G scale USA Trains FA-1 by using a MRC 0001817 decoder along with a MRC 0001050 Black Box. It was supposed to be easy install. I also ordered a MRC 10 amp G transformer, the FA-1 Santa Fe Diesel and the sound items from them. When I got the sound decoder the instructions were a little complex for me so I took the items to a local Train hobby shop that does mostly HO scale. The owner informed me today that it appeared that the items might not have enough power to work correctly but he was checking with the MRC tech.
I called MRC and spoke with the Technical dept. and they said the Black Box was only 1.5 amp and confirmed that it might not work with the USA Engine.
Will this system work or not? Thanks for any help or advice. I live near Bradenton Florida and am retired.