Bachmann 2-6-6-2 Speaker

[grsman]

I bought a Bachmann 2-6-6-2 and I want to put sound in it.
The space for the speaker is 3" in diameter by 21 mm thick.
I think I can put standoffs under the pc board to get a little more thickness.
Does anyone know where I can get a speaker to fit?
Tom

[Kevin Strong]

3" speakers are fairly common, so it shouldn't be too hard to find one to suit your needs. I just bought a pair of 2" Visaton speakers from MCM Electronics for around $8/each that fit nicely in the end of the Bachmann 45-ton hood. I just checked their web site and they have a variety of 3" speakers you can choose from. 21mm isn't very tall, but I've got a few 3" speakers sitting on my shelf leftover from various projects that are around that height. With the right enclosure, they can give surprisingly good sound!

Later,

K

[Tom Lapointe]

Tom, I've ordered some 3" speakers from Futurlec; here's the link to their page with them:

http://www.futurlec.com/Speakers.shtml; the one I used was their "Large Speaker", Part Code "LGSPK".  Hard to go wrong at $1.50 ea.!  

I recently installed one of the QSI Titan sound cards in my Mallet, with a little advice from Kevin, I was able to "tweak" the sounds a bit more to my liking (didn't care for the "default" bell & whistle sounds they had programmed into it.  The video shows before & after reprogramming the bell & whistle sounds.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_TUPGB-e20&feature=share&list=UU16ll7Zsaf3MDKXajV761UA

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