LGB American Sound Unit not up to speed

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I just recently purchased LGBs sound unit (65001) that you simply install in a box car or whatever and just hook the leads up to either the wheels to get power or to the power plug(s) in the back of the engine. I am running one of LGBs older western train engines (23171) from a starter set and also running LGBs powered coal tender (69576) behind the engine. It doesn’t matter whether I run the power for the sound unit to the coal tender or directly to the wheels, the sound doesn’t come on until the train is running at a very fast clip. And then when the sound does come on, the chug is very slow in comparison to how fast the train is running. Any suggestions?

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You might get a much faster answer by posing this question on the Garden Railways Magazine forum instead of here. I have G-scale trains, but no LGB.

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Thanks! I’ll give them a try.