Hey All,
I've been model railroading for all of about 6 months, but am loving it. I've set up a track along the upper walls of my bedroom, near the ceiling. Probably about 60 feet of track in all.
Anyways, I have a Walthers EMD F40PH engine, as I'm modeling a VIA set (6415). I have wired my passenger cars to light up with LEDs off a metal wheel pickup and the whole thing looks great.
My issue is that my engine is running a bit loud. The added weight from the lights and drag created by the wheel pickup obviously makes it worse, but it still is a little loud even when running solo.
So my question is, how loud is normal? This is my first engine and the only other engines I've seen have been in big exhibitions, so I'm not sure how much noise they're supposed to make in a quiet room. Mine sounds roughly similar to the sound of a remote-controlled car. It's definitely engine noise though.
Also, is there a way (tuning the engine) that I may be able to make it quieter? Or am I best served by adding another engine to take some of the load off? I have the one engine and three cars, two of which are wired for lights (I'd like to wire the third as well).
Your advice is appreciated.
Seth
I've been model railroading for all of about 6 months, but am loving it. I've set up a track along the upper walls of my bedroom, near the ceiling. Probably about 60 feet of track in all.
Anyways, I have a Walthers EMD F40PH engine, as I'm modeling a VIA set (6415). I have wired my passenger cars to light up with LEDs off a metal wheel pickup and the whole thing looks great.
My issue is that my engine is running a bit loud. The added weight from the lights and drag created by the wheel pickup obviously makes it worse, but it still is a little loud even when running solo.
So my question is, how loud is normal? This is my first engine and the only other engines I've seen have been in big exhibitions, so I'm not sure how much noise they're supposed to make in a quiet room. Mine sounds roughly similar to the sound of a remote-controlled car. It's definitely engine noise though.
Also, is there a way (tuning the engine) that I may be able to make it quieter? Or am I best served by adding another engine to take some of the load off? I have the one engine and three cars, two of which are wired for lights (I'd like to wire the third as well).
Your advice is appreciated.
Seth