[john woodall]

I am reasonably sure that there is a cv that allows you to turn the whistle on and it automatically turns it off.

I am really pleased that hornby modellers are starting to embrace not only DCC but sound as well. It does add a whole new dimension to the hobby.

John

 

[john woodall]

I don't own an elite (funny that considering that my principe prOtotcol is Motorolla rather than DCC).

That being said, my understanding od loksound chips is that you can program them in terms of these sorts of sound to have and automatic off after a period of time.

Cheeers

John

 

[john woodall]

QUOTE (Barnowl @ 11 Jan 2009, 01:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I kown the decoders are expensive at the moment especially with the state of the pound but hopefully in time they will drop.

There has been a previous discussion in relation to the price of sound decoders.

http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...?showtopic=7079

The EUR price has not changed that much over the years, just the price of them in relation to different countries due to FX rates.

I wont knock the Hornby controllers, but as others have pointed out there are some significant differences in the Hornby methodology as to function activation (two buttons need to be pressed) and what I would consider to be industry standard function activation (one button needs to be pressed)

John