Aargh!! And in my previous message that should be "Beta version", not "Beat version".
And when I mention having to grind something down in order to mount the board, I'm speaking of the 4 posts the original daughterboard was mounted on, not the solder tabs on the board. I realized that reads a bit ambiguously.
Rick Jones
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On 8/31/2023 8:49 PM, Allan AE2V wrote:
Thanks, Rick, that is all great info!
All Android users need to read Rick's info.
Allan
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Subject: Re: [w4dccqa] #New Product - Soundtraxx Blunami
I was at the Soundtraxx presentation last week at the NMRA Convention when they announced this. They had done the first production run and hand-delivered products to vendors at the National Train Show that had them on order. I was able to pick one up from Reindeer Pass at a $30 discount from the $162 MSRP.
They also said the Android release on the Google Play store is an unfinished Beat version. According to the rep, the programmer "accidentally" hit the "release" button as they were saving an update.
So be aware that there's still features yet to be added or fixed in that app.
I'm working on installing the board I bought in a BLI RSD-15.
Unfortunately it requires a little bit of surgery to the frame. It fits perfectly on the 4 screw posts that the internal daughterboard was on, but the front solder tabs for pickup and headlight connections interfere with putting the shell back on. I'll have to grind them down so I can shift it slightly backwards and use double-sided foam tape for mounting.
Rick Jones
Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around.
On 8/31/2023 2:26 PM, Allan AE2V wrote:
All,
If you haven't heard, Soundtraxx came out with a new variant of the
Blunami.? It is an 8-function, drop-in intended mainly for HO diesels.
It is the BLU-PNP8.? I'm sure you can get creative and use it other
places and scales as well.
Also, Soundtraxx now has a Blunami app for Android users.
Rick Jones