A beginner asks --> Does TrainSounds system not have volume control ?

Classic Toy Trains Forum
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Greetings All !

I just purchased the Lionel Union Pacific Starter set yesterday. My wife and I just wanted to have a nice set to run around our Christmas village. And I specifically wanted a black steam engine, something reminiscent of the train set my dad used to have when I was a kid.

Anyways, I was rather surprised by how LOUD the TrainSounds system is. My wife was on the phone when I was testing that system… and I ended up chasing her out of the room with all that noise! I didn’t see anything in the manual that talked about a volume control. I’m assuming it doesn’t have one? And I’m assuming that in order to “fix” the problem, I’d have to take apart the tender?

Thanks!

DaveyBoy

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No there should be a ‘screw’ knob on the bottom of the tender to adjust the sound level… all of my Trainsounds Tenders have the control know either under the tender, or under the water fill flap on top of the tender…

Sorry, not at home to take pics…

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[#ditto]

Look underneath the tender. It might be hidden by one of the trucks.

On diesels, the sound potentiometer is much smaller and needs to be turned with a small, flat blade screw driver.

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Thanks, Brent! I’ll look for it!

-= Dave =-

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DaveyBoy,

This MIGHT help, depending on which tender you actually have:

http://www.lionel.com/products/productnavigator/InstructionManuals/73-6788-250.pdf

Also, some of the racket you are experiencing may be coming from the train moving along the FasTrack, which is known to be a tad noisy.