NS6770Fan posted:Quick question, is it me or is the chuff rate a little too high in that last video? I’m no cab forward expert, but isn’t that sound heard when a steam locomotive is operations faster? As said, I am no articulated steamer expert.
No, remember there are two separate engines chuffing. I used a cam with 4 lobes and at some time I'll go to separate cams so the chuffs will stutter as the engines go in and out of sync. The 4 lobe cam on a cherry switch was an easy set up. The cam is on a tender axle.