Using the Electric RR Co's Mini Commander and Sound Commander
SHS's Beautiful F3s with TMCC and Sounds
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S
Helper
Service
F3
TMCC
Conversion
Using
the
Electric
RR
Co's
Mini
Commander
and
Sound
Commander
SHS's
Beautiful
F3s
with
TMCC
and
Sounds
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on
Images
for
Larger
View.
| TMCC
Compatible
conversion
of
SHS's
F3s
use
the
Electric
RR
Co's
Mini
Commander
and
Sound
Commander
boards.
These
are
the
only
TMCC
compatible
systems
that
will
fit. These Mini Commanders have a custom version of firmware to allow Engine functionality. Firmware for engines is not sold as a product so Contact Electric RR for details and conditions to obtain it. Each unit gets a Mini Commander receiver installed and they are run in a Lash-up Mode |
 The Sounds include Prime Mover stepped with the throttle, Air Brake pop offs, Horn and Bell. |
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| This
is
the
A
unit. |
This
is
the
A
unit
Wiring
board.
A
jumper
has
been
added
(green)
for
the
motor
and
lights
common
to
the
track
common
and
you
can
see
the
motor
rectifier
Diodes
and
Bypass
Capacitor You can see the wiring (white) for the Headlight and marker lights pushed into the connectors. |
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| This is the B unit. I installed a grain of wheat bulb in the headlight connector (LC-1) to aid in programming and it gives a interior lighting effect to the B unit. | This
is
the
B
unit
wiring.
The
white
and
black
wires
are
the
sound
boards
output
to
the
speaker
connections.
The
Red
wire
is
the
Track
hot
to
the
boards.
I
used
the
tethers
between
the
A
and
B
units
to
connect
the
speaker
in
the
A
unit
to
the
B
unit. |
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| A
piece
of
vector
board
was
used
to
make
a
mounting
shelf
on
top
of
the
truck
tower. |
The Sound Board shelf is held in place by tapping the existing holes in the truck tower for 2-56 screws and using washers for spacers under the vector board to clear the truck pivot. |
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| Double
sided
foam
tape
is
used
to
secure
the
sound
board
to
the
added
shelf
and
foam
tape
also
holds
the
Mini
Commander
in
place.
Volume
is
more
than
adequate.
I
keep
it
on
the
lowest
settings. |
To prevent the possibility of heat from the triac damaging the shell roof I added a simple heat sink from .032 aluminum strip. There is a 2-56 screw through the triacs to hold the heatsink in place. It runs cool now. |
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This
is
a
schematic
of
the
wiring
for
both
the
A
and
B
units.
The
boxed
sections
are
appropriate
for
the
applicable
unit.
For
more
information
see The
Electric
Railroad
Company
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