The MyLocoSound Sound Cards are compatible with many types of radio control system including those from:
RCS Electronics www.rcs-rc.com
Brian Joneswww.brianjones.free-online.co.uk
Mtronicswww.mtronics.net
Cliff Barkerwww.cliffbarker
LocoLincwww.locolinc.com
Roundhouse Engineeringwww.roundhouse-eng.com
RCS and Beltrol controllers and transmitters can be purchased with accessory outputs which can be used to operate the sound card horn or whistle. The wiring diagram for connecting the sound cards to RCS Beltrol is shown above.
The Brian Jones Mac Five uses one channel for loco speed and direction but has no accessory channel. The second channel can drive a separate mechanical servo and microswitch to operate the sound card horn or whistle.
Controllers from Mtronics and Roundhouse are connected in a very similar manner but only the Roundhouse product has outputs for the front and rear lights. They also have no accessory channel and so a separate mechanical servo and microswitch is needed to operate the sound card horn or whistle.
Controllers from Cliff Barker are also similar except that the horn or whistle can be operated by the coupler facility and they have a rear light only which is pre-fitted. They also do not require the capacitor. The pulse rate must be set to 4 KHz to work with the soundcard.
The LocoLink KLR-102 and KLR-106 receivers have accessory terminals which can be used to operate the horn or whistle. They do not require a capacitor.
In all cases, the horn or whistle operates on a momentary basis ie. It sounds when the switch is closed and stops when the switch is opened.
