Geared loco "Chunter Pipe"

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:38 pm

I have bought a sumerlands chuff pipe to see if I can get more noise out of River Alde. These are the preliminary results, a bit more tweeking to do but I think more than a chuff I have achived a nice chunter which a geared loco should produce.
Here are the results of the preliminary video.

I am going to make a sumerlands comercial focussing on safety...

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:44 pm

You left the train behind!

And the DVLR seems to have changed somewhat

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:45 pm

No that's me grandad's G scale railway, I am just using it at the moment untill I get me track relaid. It is still being narrow gaugeified.
So what do you think about the noise?

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:35 pm

Sound's allright to me.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:40 pm

Hey Hey
Listen to this!
Almost real (Although I have never actually heared a full size geared steam loco)
I did not use the Windows Movie maker half speed tool as it makes the sounds go weired Instead I used audacity and did some fiddling with the levels Speed, Pitch etc to give you this!

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:46 pm

sound great just like a traction engine without the nosie of the gears

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:46 pm

Very good! Shame it can't sound like that in real life!

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:12 pm

sounds like a tractor ploughing the fields

I'm not a fan of chuff pipes, as you may have guessed

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:40 pm

eh, whys that??

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:55 pm

Lovely noise. In my mind it says:
''no noise, no point''
It makes sense for example. It's a lovely chuffing thing there & I wish me traction engine can do the same.

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:07 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:eh, whys that??

I just dont like the sound of them. The sound just isnt deep enough and its not a scale sound, its too loud.

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:13 pm

DLRdan wrote:its too loud.

What?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:21 pm

Not deep enough?
How much lower can I make it in the vid!!
I get your point I suppose BUT the chuff pipe is a GREAT improvent on not having one at all! It shows the loco is working har dfor its living and lets every one know that this thing is a real steam engine!
I am a great fan of them!

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:29 pm

i am with you on that

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:00 am

I think engines run much nicer without them.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:15 am

"Marmite"...

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:58 am

The running isn't affected by the chuff pipes- What do you mean Mr. Chair?

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:21 pm

When you add a chuff pipe to a convetional loco it increases back pressure on the cylinders, which I have found decreases the ability to turn the speed down really low, and also the smoothness of the loco.

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:06 pm

Doesn't make a jot of difference as far as I can tell, not on something like an Edrig anyway. I've never heard that from anyone else.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:08 pm

I have run my edrig with both, I can assure you it does make a difference. Plus it doesn't sounds like it's pulling a 12 bogie coach train when only hauling 3 or 4 waggons.

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