I had a nice O scale MTH 4-4-0 that had a switch in the tender that would allow AC or DC running. In AC the sound included more "gimmick" sound effects like a water stop, shovelling coal, cab talk, etc. In DC it was limited to good loco sound, although it did include generator whine on an 1890s loco:o( Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine sscale.org
>________________________________ > From: JAMES SLEETH <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >"[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:57 PM >Subject: {S-Scale List} We are going back to running AC > > > > > >So all the good new scale engines from Lionel and Mike will be offer sound >systems that run off AC. > > >So if you want to run DC you have to dig up the old AC to DC conversion units. > > >Then you throw away your DCC sound units if you have them. > > >Now all your engines can run on AC, but they will not sell you AC sound units. > > >Tell me I am wrong. > > >I am building a new layout and see I have to have a DC system and a AC system. > > >I can not seem to find a way to have all engines to have sound. > > >Funny that Gilbert and sound and ran on AC and DC. > > >So is our future AC > > >Jim Sleeth > > > >
