Has anyone installed a LocoFi modified DULLHA or DULLHB system with a Cytron MD13S H-bridge in a locomotive and have it operational?
Are you using the latest version of the LocoFi software, 2.3 ?
Did you encounter any issues with the installation in the locomotive, diesel or steam?
Did you experience the ERR light illuminating on the Cytron MD13S board and what was the cause of the ERR?
Did you encounter any issues with the cellphone communicating with the LocoFi system such as with the horn, bell, throttle, lights forward and reverse, startup and shut down, emergency stop operating properly?
What bridge rectifier did you use?
Did wire colors coming from modified LocoFi board cause you any concern when connecting it to the harness/plug that comes with the Cytron MD13S H-bridge?
Are modified LocoFi system tested prior to shipment connected to a Cytron MD13S and a DC motor?
Reason for asking these questions is to collect any past experinces you may have had performing this installation and operation of your locomotive.
All comment appreciated. Thank you !!!!
Got back into fitting a modified LocoFi system with an H-bridge into a brass 2 rail O gauge steam locomotive and can report we tried the locomotive on a large model railroad club layout and the system performed great. This installation was done primarly to see if a LocoFi system would work in an old brass 2 rail O scale steam locomotive having a high amp draw open frame motor.
Some of the things learned are that a "keep alive" system is necessary to compensate for power interuptions when operating on a club layout., mainly in turnouts.
Since a steam sound package is not avilable the diesel sound package was used as a baseline and found that using a 3 W 4 Ohm baffeled speaker did not produce an adequate sound level. Between the noise of the open frame motor and drive train of the locomotive it drowned out the engine sound coming from the speaker. Horn sound level was marginal. Bell sound level was OK.
The club layout operates on clean 12 VDC and it apperared it was not adequate for this old style locomotive. 18 VDC would have been prefered and the locomotive would have performed better. Throttle was at 3/4 position to get the locomotive to move and at full throttle at 34 mph track speed with no cars attached to the locomotive. Overall the LocoFi system performed perfectly and was able to establish and maintain a local area network with the modified Locofi system and H-bridge located in the brass tender. Previous problem with not being able to establish a local area network in this posting was a fault done by me in the use of the phone.
The next phase is to finish the installation of modified LocoFi system with an H-bridge in a high amp draw, 3 rail, O scale, twin can motor diesel locomotive. After observing how the steam locomotive performed, no problems are antisapated and the diesel sound package with a 3 W 4 Ohm speaker should provide an adequate sound level for club use. The need for a "keep alive" system will probably also be needed for this installation and club use.