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Sound for Athearn C44-9W

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Posted by rrinker on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:59 AM

 You NEED an enclosure for the speaker, unless you really like poor sound. Either the one David suggested, or the fancier custom one - but you need SOMETHING besides the bare speaker.

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Posted by CB&Q4-8-4Fanatic on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:28 AM
Can't I just put the speaker in there without buying the speaker installation kit as previously posted by someone else?
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Posted by wholeman on Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:44 PM

CB&Q4-8-4Fanatic
jbinkley can i put the speaker under the radiator grille? i was thinking of putting it under there because the grille pops off if i would ever need to get the speaker.

 

You can go with this method,

http://www.summit-customcuts.com/athc449enclosure.html

or make your own.

Will

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:32 PM

 Under the hatch worked for the SD40-2 I did. I'm not sure what specific speaker and enclosure it was, the customer already had it, I just made it fit. Would have been easier with a Rev-A to repalce the Athearn board but he already had a Rev-U.

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Posted by CB&Q4-8-4Fanatic on Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:06 PM
jbinkley can i put the speaker under the radiator grille? i was thinking of putting it under there because the grille pops off if i would ever need to get the speaker.
If you ran a no car train on no track, how long would it take to derail?
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Posted by jbinkley60 on Saturday, February 13, 2010 4:56 PM

davidmbedard

 Rev-A with a 16x34mm speaker/baffle.

David B

Yep.  A Rev-U with a 16x35mm will also work.  It just depends on how much work you want to do.

 

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Posted by cacole on Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:35 AM

The one I had made so much growling noise that it would have drowned out the sound from a decoder, so only a TCS T-1 motor control decoder was put into it.  I say "had" because I gave it away and purchased a Kato.

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Sound for Athearn C44-9W
Posted by CB&Q4-8-4Fanatic on Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:27 AM
Has anyone installed sound in this locomotive? could you tell what you used? thanks.
If you ran a no car train on no track, how long would it take to derail?

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