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Title: ESU Loksound in GE 44 Tonner!
Post by: Sakda50 on December 04, 2011, 03:21:38 AM
Just saw where Model Railroad Magazine is going to publish an article about installing a sound decoder in the Bachmann 44 Tonner and I am stoked.  I have 3 late model 44Ts and would love to have sound in them.  Has anyone in this forum had any success installing sound in the 44T?  Looks tight to me.
Title: Re: ESU Loksound in GE 44 Tonner!
Post by: richg on December 04, 2011, 08:38:25 AM
I have done two single motor 44 tonners and the single motor 70 tonner with the LokSound Micro and a 16mm x 35mm speaker in my own baffle. The 44 tonner has a beacon.



Rich
Title: Re: ESU Loksound in GE 44 Tonner!
Post by: richg on December 04, 2011, 12:13:38 PM
A short video of one of my 44 tonners with LokSound Micro. Noisy tripod for the camera. This is HO scale, not full scale sound.

http://www.youtube.com/user/richg15y?feature=mhee#p/u/48/EDosTzkQiWg

Rich
Title: Re: ESU Loksound in GE 44 Tonner!
Post by: richg on December 04, 2011, 12:33:41 PM
Cut with Dremel and diamond cutoff wheel for speaker space.

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/singlemotor2.jpg)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/Modifiedframe.jpg)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/Speaker-1.jpg)

I kept the tight bulbs.

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/Decoder1.jpg)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/PCboard.jpg)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/Modifiedframe-1.jpg)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/richg1998/spectrum%2044%20ton/44toninside.jpg)

Pictures not in proper order. Download to your PC for future reference.

Rich