<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"></style> </head> <body dir="ltr"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;" dir="ltr"> <p>Follow-up on Boulder Creek Train Talking Train Defect Detector product. Think about this more -several decisions to make concerning install/config. </p> <p>See <a href="http://www.bouldercreekengineering.com/trainboss.php" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk788794" previewremoved="true"> http://www.bouldercreekengineering.com/trainboss.php</a> and <a href="http://www.bouldercreekengineering.com/docs/tb-23_product_manual.pdf" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk844304" previewremoved="true">http://www.bouldercreekengineering.com/docs/tb-23_product_manual.pdf</a> for more details.</p> <br> <br> <p><br> </p> <p><span><u>Boulder Creek Parts and Prices $189.95</u></span></p> <p><span>Model No. TB-23M $149.95 (Includes two Axle Sensors, report push-button switch, male voice)</span><br> </p> <p><span><br> </span></p> <p><span><span>Item No. TB-VC22F Female Voice Chip $30.00</span><br> </span></p> <p><span><br> </span></p> <p><span><span>Item TB-CWP Custom Word or Phrase $10.00</span><br> </span></p> <p><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <p><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <p><span><span><u>Additional Parts Required (Estimated Cost $39.00)</u></span></span></p> <div>Power Supply: DC (9-12 V) or AC (7-9 V), 250 mA required * </div> <div><br> </div> <div>8-Ohm speaker or powered speakers required **</div> <div><br> </div> <div>* <span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">A power supply for laptop or electronics device with these ratings can used) Estimated Cost $15.00</span></div> <div>** Old PC external powered speakers can work with this. Estimated Cost $24.00<br> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If anyone has old PC parts (power supply, external powered speakers) willing to donate this would be helpful.</span><br> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;"><br> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;"><br> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;"><u>Decisions To Make</u></span></div> <div>1.) Purchase 1 or 2 TB-23 (one for freight main line and one for passenger main line)</div> <div>2.) TB-23 Installation location, power source, wiring, on/off switch requirements or not<br> </div> <div>3.) Single or Double detector option (Single is the default config - provides <span> axle counts, train speed, and train length; Double does not<span> report speed or train length)</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">4.) Speaker Placement, volume control</span></div> <div>5.) Track locations to install Axle Sensors on; requires cutting out a section of ties and roadbed to insert sensor board underneath Single detector option requires two locations on same mainline <span>within 235 scale feet of each other.</span> </div> <div>6.) Custom word or phrase to program</div> <div>7.) Install/Not Install push-button report switch</div> <div><br> </div> <div><u>Suggestions</u></div> <div>Purchasing - purchase one TB-23 for freight main line and if all goes well purchase a second one for passenger main line</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Install with Standard/Default "Single" detector option - more like the real thing.</div> <div><u><br> </u></div> <div>TB-23 Install Location - Port area near aisle. There is available surge protector to plug power supplies into, there is a mounting board installed for adding devices with available space. Easy to install sensor wire drops to the TB-23</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Speaker Location - Could be installed into the aisle fascia or position under the layout pointing into a specific direction. Easy access to the TB-23.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Volume Control - Powered speakers with an available volume control switch would be the easiest of the two options. Using direct attach 8 ohm speaker, volume is controlled only on the TB-23 board. If the volume control knob switch can be hacked, ie, removed from speaker housing it could be mounted on tabletop area - perhaps under a "lift-up" building or other structure to concern the knob.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Male/Female Voice - Purchase 1 TB-23 Male and the extra Female voice chip - can switch them every two months; if a second TB-23 is purchased, request no chip, save $30.00 and use the extra one for that.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Custom Word - ACCRS</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Push-Button Report Switch - this repeats the last report, could be useful for testing purposes and or an amusement to visitors if installed for visitor access, but could abused and become annoying. Or, perhaps wire this into the control panel for operator <span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">amusement.</span></div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>//eom</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> </div> <p><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <p><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <p><span><span><br> </span></span></p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <br> <br> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div> <hr style="display:inline-block; width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Accrs-ho <accrs-ho-bounces@mail.accrs.org> on behalf of ACCRS HO Scale <accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org><br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 1, 2017 11:10 AM<br> <b>To:</b> List, ACCRS<br> <b>Subject:</b> [Accrs-ho] HO Scale Meeting Minutes May 2017</font> <div> </div> </div> </div> <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <div class="PlainText">Message From: UPWPFan upwpfan@comcast.net<br> <br> </div> </span></font></div> </div> </body> </html>