Märklin has two special kits for adding sound to Trix (and Märklin) locomotives of the families ER20 (Hercules), TRAXX and classes 232 and 234 (Ludmilla). I thought I would try out a kit as I have a few of the class 232, 234 and because it would be a fun little project.
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The Märklin point mechanisms for the C track are magnetic and thus gives you the "click, click" operation of your points. With the Viessmann universal point motor (Viessmann #4554) you can now get slow moving points just like you see in real life. But is it worth your money?
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The Märklin m83 (Märklin #60831) accessory decoder is actually a really good accessory decoder. There are, however, parts of the User's Manual that can be a bit confusing to the consumer. This article clears up a few of the problems that I had while trying to understand the decoder.
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