Tsunami2 TSU-1100 install in a Walthers P2K SW1200

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Fantastic tutorial, and now I need to dig my Proto 2000 SW1200 out of the box, and buy your decoder, and get it wired up. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Of course, we are glad it helped!

[@scentgrasslakerailway]

Thanks George, again very informative and well-demonstrated!

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Thank you.

[@ronstrainsandmore]

Great video Soundtraxx I absolutely love your products

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Thank you!

[@HarryBHouchins]

Good lesson, thanks, George. What brand of flux did you use?

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Thank you. I use chip quik from Digikey.

[@deanpurcell7771]

Thanks for posting George. Very instructive and informative.

[@vincep4074]

Funny that you used a turbocharged decoder for a non turbocharged engine. But it's great that a person will be able to get the 567 switched with a little programming. P.S. I'm DCC illiterate do these tutorials help a lot.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

I did not change the PM as I recall, so that was the default setting. But like you said this is just a quick CV change!

[@James-Railyard]

What wire strippers/cutters are you using. Most of the ones I fans only go down to a 22ga wire and your wires are smaller than that.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

These are the ones we use:www.amazon.com/Stripper-Stranded-Klein-Tools-11057/dp/B000XEUPMQ/ref=sr_1_4_sspa?keywords=32g+wire+strippers&qid=1572901770&sr=8-4-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQ0tQRUpQMVdVUUFFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODI4OTgxMUhRUzZaRUZZTEVKRSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTk5OTY3VVo5SFYxWkJDUEdDJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

Great tutorial from beginning to end!

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Thanks for your feedback!

[@garylester55]

Hi George, thank you for doing this install video, how is it, there’s so much room in the model, it was designed to have a speaker and decoder installed in it. I am in the middle of installing the 2200 and 2 mini cube speakers, into a Haskell HO, L class Westrail loco, it’s DCC ready, there is no place in the design to place any speaker, the only place I can see, is across the chase over the flywheels each side of the motor, wired in series of course. I did send an email with photos, to your support for some help quite a while ago, but had no reply. This video has given me an idea of what to use to mount the speakers. Thank you again for a great install video 👍🏻. Take care, kind regards, Gary, Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@Kamagong16]

I noticed that you used a single 220uF capacitor as a Keep Alive. Is this ok to do? Because the commercial Keep Alives have other components connected to the Keep Alive. To make it work. One more question is, Can I used a higher capacitance capacitor so the motor will stay alive a little longer? Thanks.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Yes this capacitor is ok to use it comes with the TSU-1100 because in small models you often cannot fit a CurrentKeeper. For more info on this contact our support department directly: [e-mail]

[@FKHTrump2024]

Do you know if a Kato rs-2 ho scale would be safe to use with Kato’s circuit board? With this decoder?

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Yes, but make sure you test the stall current some of those motors draw more than one amp.

[@jimthomefan50025]

excellent video. i was hoping you'd left the 645 sound on the switcher, sorta had it repowered with a newer engine lol

[@jimthomefan50025]

@@goaliegeorge lol definitely

[@NICKSSHOP]

somebody needs to start making amtrak 795 for ho I made a replica close to it.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

That sounds cool!

[@richarddeuso9016]

Great video had mine installed in no time.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Good deal!

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

With the introduction of the TSU N18 this installation should be much easier without a need to remove the stock board

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Yes our TSU-N18 will make a lot of installs easier when it is available.

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

@@SoundtraxxDCC especially Rapido and Scaletrains N scale models which can come DCC Ready with the Next18 socket. Looking forward to see what people do with it

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

@@CentralJerseyRailfan We look forward to that as well!

[@RattleSnakeScaleModeler]

I was curious as to what brand was in that lil bottle, great vid as well.. being an FNG to this stuff.. that made it pretty simple. TY

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

The flux? Its alpha OM-338.

[@mloik1]

@@SoundtraxxDCC Came down into the comments to find this info. Thanks!

[@nalinpremaratna925]

Excellent ...

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Thanks!

[@72zodiac]

What flex do you use??

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

We use Its alpha OM-338. Its an industrial flux but you can find similar products at places like digikey. The kind George uses at home is called Chip Quik.

[@Barney-hk3es]

I prefer to replace the board with a decoder buddy motherboard and use a 21pin soundtraxx 2 decoder

[@Barney-hk3es]

@@goaliegeorge it's good to show how to hardwire it. The decoder buddy makes it so much easier. If you ever have a chance to try it, you should so so. Thanks for the video!

[@darenhamill9881]

Hi

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Hello

[@Don-et3yp]

Being a cheapskate why not just use one 1000 ohm resister in the blue common behind the cap? Excellent video George.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

Each gets their own resistor to get consistent lighting results. When they share a 1000 Ohm resistor, when both are illuminated, they are sharing the power, where if they each use their own resistors, then both get full power. It’s better also if using different types of LEDs, or they have different internal properties. One could illuminate while the second does not at all.

[@jayraley78]

Flat out bashing your competitors from the get-go is pretty low dude. Each sound decoder manufacturer has its good and bad points, especially Soundtraxx. People in glass houses...

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

We are just pointing out the differences

[@sal3060]

That's a proper 12 cylinder 567? Didn't think so. You're stooping pretty low here, guys. Have some class.

[@SoundtraxxDCC]

The Tsunami2 EMD-2 has the 12-cyl 567. It was the one we recorded, so I am not sure why you're saying this.