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I am certain that the instructions simply used the wrong terminology. The "shhik" noise is consistant with drifting valves that are normally open and are forced closed by steam chest pressure when the throttle is opened. The alternating hiss of open cylinder cocks is simply not in the deco...

Maybe snifter valve is to drifting valve as shunter is to switcher???

I am sure it's not the cylinder cocks. My guess is that the sound is in fact drifting valves. The sound reffered to in the instructions is a quick "shhhick" noise just as the engine begins to move. The decoder does not have the "hiss-hiss" of open cylinder cocks. Thanks to all fo...

Thank you for the link!

Jon

I recently installed a sound decoder in my HO scale light mike. In the users manual for the decoder it lists the sound of the "snifter valve" as one of the automatically triggered sounds as the loco starts to move. I have never heard of a snifter valve. What is it and what does it do??? Th...

Got the tsunami. Love it. I would, however, like to add a sound cam. Any recommendations on cams or tips on installing one?

Thanks again,
Jon

I remember that episode of Thomas!!! Too funny.

Managed to get the boiler shell off and found several pinched wires. I wonder how this engine even ran! I ended up completely rewiring the engine and filing the weights in several places to allow more room for the wiring, and put extra heat-shrink tubing on the wires in critical areas to help preven...

Would a 10 Lb. sledge be big enough?

How does one remove the boiler shell from an Athearn Genesis Light Mike?

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Jon

Thanks ApproachMedium. Makes sense that a short might not show up on DC power.

I have an Athearn Genesis Light Mike that I equipped with an NCE D13SRJ decoder. The engine ran OK for a while, but then developed a problem. When first set on the track, the engine would run forward at a moderate speed at step 0. It operated fine at all speed steps above zero, and after a few times...

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these guys machine the weights in N scale engines. I think they were mentioned in MR a while ago. Maybe this is who you are thinking of?

Jon

I would like to add DCC with sound to my genesis light mikado. Can anyone recommend a good decoder for this locomotive?

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Jon

I saw this pic hanging in the depot at Curriers and thought of this thread.

Did the best I could to minimize the glare. Hope this helps.

Jon