Class 37 tts in class 55

[Potrail2378]

Hi, I have both a Hornby class 37, and a Lima class 55 Alycidon. I have converted Alycidon to DCC and I am yet to convert the class 37. I have been looking at tts sounds decoders on ebay. There is an R8102 which I think will be OK in the class 37 for around £38. However, I have looked at a class 55 sound decoder and it is over £110 with ECS! Can I assume that I can put the R8102 in both units?

Thanks in advance. 

[ColinB]

I think you will find the Lima class 55 will be a bit marginal on current for the TTS decoder. I thought the same for my Lima Class 37 and Class 47 until I started to do the calculations on motor current. The Lima motor's stall current is in excess of the 500 mA max current limit of the TTS.

[96RAF]

You can put what you have in anything you like but a Deltic twin engine is nothing like a 37 tractor engine. The Napier engine has beautiful harmonics just not present in the Ferguson engine.