I have an old (~15 y) Athearn GP38-2 that I would like to upgrade to DCC with sound. One problem is figuring out where I could put the speaker. My first thought was to replace the molded-on radiator fans and/or screens with something see-through and then mount an upward-facing speaker under them.
Does anyone know if the Cannon and Co. fans are actually see-through? From my Walthers catalog, I can see that there are several levels of detail but I can't tell if the fans are open on the bottom (i.e., sound could get through) or not.
Any alternate suggestions for speaker placement?
The unit runs pretty well (or rather, used to before I broke part of the truck assembly while dismantling it but that can be fixed) so I'd like to upgrade the engine rather than just buying a new engine with sound pre-installed. Besides, this GP38-2 was my first good (non-trainset) engine back in the day so it has some sentimental value as well.
Thanks!
- Scott
Does anyone know if the Cannon and Co. fans are actually see-through? From my Walthers catalog, I can see that there are several levels of detail but I can't tell if the fans are open on the bottom (i.e., sound could get through) or not.
Any alternate suggestions for speaker placement?
The unit runs pretty well (or rather, used to before I broke part of the truck assembly while dismantling it but that can be fixed) so I'd like to upgrade the engine rather than just buying a new engine with sound pre-installed. Besides, this GP38-2 was my first good (non-trainset) engine back in the day so it has some sentimental value as well.
Thanks!
- Scott
, i would put the speaker in the cab, honestly its really the ONLY place you CAN put a decent sized speaker
. 99% of my engines have the speaker in the cabs. don't worry about "holes" for the sound to get out, more the enough sound will make it out without putting any openings in the shell. :mrgreen:-Deano