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Bachmann HO scale DDA40X

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Bachmann HO scale DDA40X
Posted by don_csx on Friday, September 18, 2009 7:01 AM

Is there a good sound decoder out for the Bachmann HO scale DDA40X? If so who makes them?

 

Donald

Don Dunn
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Posted by elansp on Friday, September 18, 2009 3:05 PM
I installed a QSI Revolution in my Bachmann DDA40-X. Easy install....you can hear the sounds on my youtube page... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ffCiLF628
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Posted by Omaha53 on Friday, September 18, 2009 3:42 PM

Did you remove the circuit board that came with the DD40AX? Where did you mount the speaker and in what direction does it face? What speaker size and make did you use?

I noticed on the video that you removed the beacon on the cab. Are you going to replace it with a more prototypical one?

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Posted by elansp on Friday, September 18, 2009 11:25 PM
I removed the circuit board. The model comes ready for speakers in the fuel tank - 1" round or oval. I installed 2 1" speakers. Ask and ye shall receive.......check out this youtube link. The only thing I have left to do is add the hood grab irons and sand caps..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdBACSEST0
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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:15 AM

Live link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdBACSEST0

geek easy way: put [ u r l ] (without the spaces) in front of your link, and [ / u r l ] (again withotu the spaces) after your link, and then peopel can directly click on it instead of doign a copy/paste.

                                 --Randy


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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Posted by elansp on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:13 AM

thx for the tip.

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