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Finished RailPro Installation Examples / Re: Athearn U50 Install
« Last post by Espeelark on February 04, 2025, 05:06:53 PM »
Careful there Mrpicks - I'm only a small handful of years behind you! We're just getting started!
Glad I could be of some help. I'm a big believer in paying things forward.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Speaker Volume
« Last post by CPRail on February 04, 2025, 03:12:36 PM »
From the few multi-speaker installs I've done, I've wired them in parallel, not series. Also, I seem to recall something about them needing to be 8 ohm speakers. I'm sure Tim (G8B4Life) or Kevin (Kpack) can provide the details there.

As to the no sound ramp-up issue - I'm presuming you are using the GE 7FDL-16 Early ULT file. Do you have the Auto Notch turned on or off? If it's set for Manual Notching, you'll need to add Notch Up & Down buttons, or switch it to Auto Notching.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Speaker Volume
« Last post by Mrpicks on February 04, 2025, 02:36:21 PM »
Just completed install on a U50 but the speaker volume is very low.Set volume on the handheld to 100% and no real improvement. Switched out the speakers and same result. Speakers are installed in series currently. Also noticed that when the loco moves the diesel sound does not ramp up and stays the same. What am I doing wrong here?
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Can you have Manual and Auto Notching?
« Last post by CPRail on February 04, 2025, 11:34:16 AM »
Not that I know of. You are correct that Rapido locos start moving quite soon on the power curve. On mine, I've spooled up the load setting and ensure that there is at least 10 seconds each momentum for acceleration and deceleration.

Be interesting if anyone knows of a way to have both.
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Finished RailPro Installation Examples / Re: Athearn U50 Install
« Last post by Mrpicks on February 03, 2025, 01:35:27 PM »
Just wanted to say thank you for the detailed information and pictures. I couldn’t believe that it there was a post depicting the exact locomotive that I wanted to convert. I’m not sure if I could have accomplished the install without the information you provided. Again thank you for your post, deeply appreciated. Just so you know I’m an old guy ( 70 ) who is incredibly intimidated by the electronics in these locomotives, you gave me the confidence to proceed.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Can you have Manual and Auto Notching?
« Last post by KB02 on February 02, 2025, 07:42:10 AM »
I recently got a new Rapido loco which is fantistic and works great (running the 9 pin module currently... need to get a new 21!). The only problem I have with it is that it works really well and will start rolling and pull cars very easily before the prime mover sounds start to spool up. I tried using the manual notching but it is ALL maunal; If I forgot to notch up, it stays at idle or if I forgot to notch down it will stay screaming.
Back when I was running DCC, with the system I used, if I notched up or down, the system would return to normal automatic as soon as the loco passed that particular spot in the notching (e.g. - Manaully notch up to 3 before setting a loco rolling and it would stay there until the automatic notching reached the same place and then would take over).
Is there a way to have my cake and eat it too with RailPro? My old converted BB Athearns are perfect in this regard as they take a little extra voltage to start rolling. The nicer, newer locos I have are a little too good. :)
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Stuck in "Software Update" mode
« Last post by Lackawanna810 on January 31, 2025, 10:02:04 PM »
Eventually, the HC-3 defaulted back to the home page the next day, so this issue is finished.

I’d like to thank everyone here for your help. I do appreciate it.
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Finished RailPro Installation Examples / Re: Bachmann 44-tonner 2-motor version install
« Last post by ON28 on January 31, 2025, 08:55:54 PM »
I used my neighbor's bench grinder on a Stewart/Kato F3 chassis.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Is it possible to load info (loco's, sounds, etc) from HC Simulator to new HC-3?
« Last post by amtnkid on January 29, 2025, 10:08:43 AM »
Bill,

Many thanks.

I suspected that the solution might involve updating custom loco pictures. I went ahead and downloaded them to the HC-3 using RailPro Assistant.
Will pull out a loco and go through the 'discovery' process with the HC-3; hopefully this will do the trick!

Cheers,
Alex
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Is it possible to load info (loco's, sounds, etc) from HC Simulator to new HC-3?
« Last post by William Brillinger on January 28, 2025, 07:24:22 PM »
An LM configured on the HC Sim will have all of it's settings transferred and arranged the same way when you "find" that LM on a physical HC.

In the past sometimes users need to copy the photos from the RailPro assistant to the HC so they show up properly in the interface, but otherwise everything will be there for you already.
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