Hello to all,
I have finally gotten some modeling time after being gone for work what seems like an eternity. I have this whole list of locos that I want to add sound to. The loco I chose is a CNW GP18 made by Life like. This loco does have a dcc ready frame. After taking the shell off I realized that a Lok Sound V5 kato replacement board with work with minimal work.
I did have to do some minor milling so the speaker with enclosure would fit and clear the shell. Prior to the install I had contacted Allen and asked him to listen to some Lok sound files, after his input I chose file S0717
Notes:
Lok Sound V5 kato replacement board 58741
Soberton 8mm x12mm speaker in a Keystone Details enclosure purchased from Shapeways
Front headlight pre-wired 603 smd LED soldered to the Aux 1 function solder pads
Rear headlight I used an existing LED from the original analog board soldered to the Aux 2 solder pads
I also used wires to make connections for the motor contacts and the brass phosphor contact strips. The thought process was I wanted to eliminate any issues from lack of contact.
I have one more GP18 to do,, Rock Island red and yellow,,that’s going to be sharp!
I really need to quit with the sound installs, lol. When it is all over I will have 30 locos that make noise! I need to work on the layout instead.
TC
