How To Blunami 21 Pin DCC & Sound Athearn SW1500

[@enriqueaguilar4892]

Blunami DCC n Sound technology is worth the investment n makes the locomotive's sound better than before

[@mafarnz]

Blunami is SO incredibly easy to program! Really love that I don’t have to spend so much time going through CV’s, just read what it is and change what is needed.

[@michaelpfister1283]

Great video, especially the programming section! I started my journey to get back into model railroading about 4 years ago and was almost immediately derailed (pun intended) by "real life". I am still in that stuck mode, but I have been able to use my time to greatly refine my track planning and do a lot of learning, and part of that is finding out about Bluenami decoders. As a person who doesn't want to spend tons of time on building my own DCC system or doing extensive wiring, this is a perfect solution and I love the simplicity. And this is one of my three already-purchased locomotives, complete with a tutorial! :-) I will definitely be following this to upgrade my SW1500 once my build gets back on-track! Thank you for sharing!

[@1621billw]

An excellent how to. Thank you for sharing.

[@charlesemerson6763]

Western pacific only had 3 of the SW500 numbered 1501 to 1503. The engine is a 12 cyl-645E. On one of Charles Smiley's dvd's it shows one of them working in San Francisco around the piers. Nice install.

[@jeffpierce725]

Thanks John! See you next time!

[@westernstatesrailroading]

Thanks... Great video. Hope Athearn comes out with a "silent" line of locos which already have the speaker. You just provide the decoder.

[@danshobbies13]

It’s so much easier to speed match locos with the Blunami. It’s awesome they now make a 21 pin Blunami decoder.

[@tsgmultimedia]

Good tip!

[@GregoryZucco-z6m]

I believe WP's SW 1500's came with the single chime horn but then was changed to a Nathan M5 which was the usual WP Horn, engine sounded more like a GP40 than a SW1500.

[@zenontrainstrucks9433]

Great video!

[@derekalexander4030]

Hey John, that was a great tutorial on the install. So, you’re using the Blunami to do the decoding and to change the sounds but you’re using the track for power? I thought that Blunami made it so the train could run on dead rail. Am I mixing up two different things or is it capable of running both ways?

[@tsgmultimedia]

Yes, in this example the track is providing the power. If you would like to see an example of Blunami in a dead rail application, check out the four part series on installing Blunami and battery into a garden scale Bachmann Climax on this channel. Garden Scale Bachmann Climax Project Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmrHdJmHjdukmposi=3pSn1XZMIEPlXRb0 Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3ezimN_apl0gcUsi=LXlDGEbs4dZHuH_E Part 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXPGc6WXi5qSbZosi=tDnEgas6oW7ofEdw Part 4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raqwnoanqLt-brcsi=moDR00ArxT1jEjHR

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Yes, Blunami can operate on track power OR with battery power!