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@necrails posted:

Great topic.  Was not aware of railpro products.  What components did you purchase for this conversion?

I purchased 3 items, but I think in reality after reading the manual, I only needed 2.   I'm not sure I needed the Computer Interface, but we'll see.  I am expecting these items Tuesday from Timber River Railway and Sales who had the best price by far.   But the owner does not do online sales.  You have to call or email and inform him what you want and he will reply with a quote.  It's not Amazon and won't happen overnight.  But the price was well worth the wait.  This picture is not to scale.

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A Big Shout out to Bob Buck over at G Scale Installations

I drove over to Bob's shop in York.  Bob helped me with my other battery projects and today was no different.  I know Don Sweet recommended him from several threads here on OGR.  Don, he knew exactly what speakers you were talking about and hooked me up with those and recommended other accessories too.

So today we fitted the loco with a battery, a speaker and switch and charging accessories.   I will be upgrading an  GP38 after this project which is why you see two of everything.

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I'm also going to do review for Bob on these Coin Type Exciters that you see.  If these are attached inside the shell of the loco, the shell is supposed to become the speaker.  That sounds exciting and I can't wait to see how they work.

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Bob let me get some hands on experience with a G Scale diesel he just upgraded with Railpro.  The controller felt great and the dial control for movement was really smooth and could control extra slow speeds.  It was really impressive.

The LM-3S-G provides everything... Control, Lights and Sound.  Specific engine sound sets are downloadable from Ring.  That is why I thought I needed the computer Interface.  But I saw last night you can hardwire the controller to the computer too.  AND... You can also browse a library of other users custom sounds or make your own custom sound files to add as a single play or a loop.  Like track squeal for instance.

I'll try to get the loco switch and charge port installed this weekend so I can focus on just dropping in the LM-3S-G when it arrives Tuesday.

Having Fun!

Ron

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