Are there any GAUGE'ers out there that have installed a sound decoder in a HO scale Bachmann Spectrum 4-6-0 (53" driver/low boiler model) ?
The job requires removing the factory installed decoder wiring, and hard wiring in the new decoder in the (SMALL) tender, but it looks like the only way to fit everything in is by "cutting out" the post, or "tree" that the bottom screw threads into that is inside the tender's top section. Then the top section of the tender will have to be "tack welded" with a couple drops of CA...
The only installation reference I have is the link below, and the photo....
http://www.tonystrains/2003.com/tonystips/2003/032703.htm
Bob
The job requires removing the factory installed decoder wiring, and hard wiring in the new decoder in the (SMALL) tender, but it looks like the only way to fit everything in is by "cutting out" the post, or "tree" that the bottom screw threads into that is inside the tender's top section. Then the top section of the tender will have to be "tack welded" with a couple drops of CA...
The only installation reference I have is the link below, and the photo....
http://www.tonystrains/2003.com/tonystips/2003/032703.htm
Bob