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How Many Notches (vs notching sound)
melarson:
I have the EMD 567 prime mover loaded for my E8s and have set them for manual notching. From idle there are only seven changes in the sound as it revs up through the notches. Shouldn't there be an eighth level (corresponding to eight notches)? Are other prime mover sound files the same or is the 567 just an anomaly? I'm curious as to how many notches other PM sound files have.
William Brillinger:
I believe notch 1 is idle. That is to say, there is no notch zero.
melarson:
OK, thanks Bill. For whatever reason I always thought there was a separate idle, and then notches 1 through 8. I will also ask a retired BNSF engineer friend of mine when next I see him. I'm curious as to how the prototype worked. Not that it will impact how the RailPro sounds will work. That said, please don't misunderstand; I couldn't be happier with the system! In your thread "Getting the word out" Alan suggested upgrading the description of RP (in part: "RailPro is a powerful full featured control system that is amazingly simple to use."). And I agree 100%. In addition I'll offer this (adapted from Model Railroader magazine's no-longer-used slogan): "RailPro. Model Railroading is Fun, Again!"
William Brillinger:
I'll check with my engineer friend also. It's a good question!
Alan:
Straight from the guys that originally designed the 567....
A great read: http://utahrails.net/pdf/EMD_567_History_and_Development_1951.pdf
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