DigitalGriffin wrote: csmith9474 wrote: Well, it is the speaker. I went home at lunch and pulled the shell off. What is weird is that when I depressed the speaker membrane slightly with my finger it sounded clear again. The speaker is losing sound intermittently because of something internally wrong with it. Stupid question, but did you check the connections to the speaker?
csmith9474 wrote: Well, it is the speaker. I went home at lunch and pulled the shell off. What is weird is that when I depressed the speaker membrane slightly with my finger it sounded clear again. The speaker is losing sound intermittently because of something internally wrong with it.
Well, it is the speaker. I went home at lunch and pulled the shell off. What is weird is that when I depressed the speaker membrane slightly with my finger it sounded clear again. The speaker is losing sound intermittently because of something internally wrong with it.
Stupid question, but did you check the connections to the speaker?
Yes I did. It is definately the speaker. PCM is shipping me another speaker free of charge, but I don't like the fact that I already require a replacement so soon after purchase.
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Another thing I noticed is that the speaker sits right above the gear tower on the rear trucks. Because of this there was a bit of oil on the membrane. I wonder if this had anything to do with it.
I guess I will be hitting PCM up for a replacement. Thanks for all the advice!!
davidmbedard wrote: Good to hear! (pun intended)David B
Good to hear! (pun intended)
David B
Bapou wrote:Did it sound like a TV fuzzing when it has no signal? If yes I know your problem, a similar thing happend with my spectrum F40PH which had a LokSound decoder installed by TTX. It was a blown speaker. Tonys fixed it right away. there were the same simptons. Hope this fixes your problems.
That is about what it sounds like. I hope it isn't a blown speaker because this is a relatively new locomotive with little run time. The other thing that scares me is that the board seems to have disabled the sound. Are they that smart to detect a problem and turn themselves off?
It also has that "Made in China" stamp on it, so who knows....
The ABA set is configured like this: There is an A and B unit that is "lashed-up", meaning that the A unit controls both. Then there is a stand alone A unit which can run independantly. The stand alone A is what is hosed, but I still don't feel really comfortable messing with it. I think the amount that I spent on this set is why I am so apprehensive about opening it up. I have done decoder installations on Genesis and P2K units, but that was really a simple task.
It is looking more and more like I will be sending it to PCM. I wanted to avoid that, but I would rather do that than open it up myself and screw it up even more. PCM may not even touch it at that point. Thanks for all the input up to this point.
I did notice that PCM has their own forums now. I may try to give that a shot too.
FWIW, my earlier Loksound decoder, the v.3.0 in my Trix Mikado, also has a very slight hiss and crackly sound when it sits idle and otherwise soundless. If I mute it with F1, that goes away.
Maybe this is something that Loksound should deal with?
davidmbedard wrote: Return to place of purchase and exchange.David B
Return to place of purchase and exchange.
Unfortunately it isn't that easy (I wish it were). The set that I have is completely sold out. PCM doesn't have anymore. I was hoping somebody familiar with these things might have a clue on a relatively simple fix for this, or at least might know what the problem might be. If not, I will have to send it to PCM for them to take a look at.