K-Line Dreyfuss Hudson

The board on the left is the Railsounds Audio board.  The board on the right is the Railsounds power board.  The power board is the same for TMCC and Legacy modular board systems. 

Can you post a photo of your locomotive please?

Am not familiar with a K-Line Dreyfus...

The exact model would be useful.  If you want it to sound better, is it the speaker quality or you just don't like the sound set?  As far as smoke, I suspect that has the mechanical smoke unit, you can change it to a fan driven smoke unit, but to get it chuffing smoke properly takes a bit more equipment.  I created the Super-Chuffer and the Chuff-Generator for these kinds of upgrades.

Gunrunner, your boards work with mechanical smoker? That would be cool. Do your two boards fit in the engine or tender? I'll try to find a model number,bought it without a box. The speaker is real static-ey,even low volume. I just baffled the speaker and no real improvement. Marty, so what is the center board, the power board? Can I just unplug the audio board an plug on a new one? Probably not that simple. Thanks all. More pics coming. Steve

Nope, my boards don't work with the mechanical smoke unit, that's why I put in the fan driven smoke unit.  I guess I didn't write it clear enough.

As for the boards, the motherboard is just interconnections, no active components on the motherboard.  You could plug in a new audio board, but without hearing what you have, I don't know that it would be an improvement.

Well, thanks for the comeback. Is a fan unit hard to do? Expensive? I may just stick with sounds I have. I assume Dallee stuff isnt compliant with tmcc.

Some photos for c.sam.

If you want a different sound board, why not buy the Lionel Dreyfuss sound board? I would attach a link, but it would be too difficult as I am on a mobile device.

Looks like it's available...

Purchase Link for 691-PCB1-155

Thanks for the info, gents. I'll order this board at the local shop and hope she is plug and play. Heading to Oaks PA tomm with my kids.

Before ordering the Dreyfuss audio board consider the Lionel engine is cab number 5452, not 5449. The tower com will be the only thing that differentiates this board from a generic steam board which make no reference to road name and cab number. 

Before springing for a new board you might want to try a different speaker.

Pete

I have considered that. More concerned with better chuff and whistle. Yes, I tried baffling the old speaker but still sounds all scratchy...Even on low volume. Thanks again.