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Installing sound in a Spectrum 060 saddle tank

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Installing sound in a Spectrum 060 saddle tank
Posted by Real steam on Monday, February 20, 2012 4:21 PM

Would anyone be interested in describing how to install sound in the Bachmann Spectrum 060 saddle tank locomotive.

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Posted by richg1998 on Monday, February 20, 2012 4:51 PM

I sent you a PM.

I have a document on how someone did this with a SoundTraxx DSD decoder a few years ago. You can use a Tsunami Micro or a LokSound Micro which are both good for 0.750 amps and slightly smaller than the DSD.

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Posted by Graffen on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 10:06 AM

Rangerover1944

That's not really helping I think...

The OT wanted sound installation.

I have made it on my own 0-6-0t, and it was quite straightforward. I started with a Loksound micro V4.

I then ripped out all of the original wiring, and replaced the lights with warm white LED's and some 1kOhm resistors.

I placed the decoder in the cab behind the seats (it fits perfectly!), the speaker I used was a dual 1/2" isobaric setup that I placed instead of the firebox.

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Posted by Rangerover1944 on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 2:03 PM

OOPS my bad! I did one, but it wasn't the Spectrum and a cheap Bachmann $10.00 loco that most modellers would have tossed, I had to put everything in the tender.

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