02-11-2012, 11:49 AM
Gary S Wrote:Reinhard... a 1" round speaker will fit in the cab of a CF7. It can be mounted in a 1" speaker enclosure glued to the roof facing down, sending sound out around the trucks. Why not convert them to sound?
I had ESU Loksound decoders installed in two of them. The speaker fits easy under the roof of the cab. They did run nice and the sound from ESU is fine for me. I liked to operate the bell and horn like the prototype does. However, I like to "play" with sound for about 10 minutes but the rest of the session should be as quite as possible. The soft click of Kadee couplers engaging is enough sound for me.
The problem is the way ESU decoders (with or without sound) manage the motor at low speed (switching, coupling etc.). There is a steady humming sound. Most would not notice but that sound drives me nuts. I did sell (vial a friendly German dealer) over 30 ESU decoders for that very reason and do use ZIMO decoders (mostly MX630) only.
Reinhard