RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2012 Hi all,  OK...  Xmas arived early in the form of a package from the USA!  Being short on things to do today - I decided to have a look at the goodies...  Santa - via the Mrs, has provided me with a range of MRC Sound Decoders.  Not the make of decoder I wanted - but at least she got the loco types correct!  Mrs being nosey asked how all this lot fitted into a loco - so I decided to show her.  I must be either crazy or stupid....  I can fit the chip in place, smuggle the stay alive capacitor into a hidey hoe and make all the wires go into place - no problem.  With the speaker provided there is no way to get this into place.  Believe me - I tried valliently!  It's too wide for the hood It's too deep for the hood It won't sit on it's side and fit under the hood  Only option I can see is cutting the underside of the cab open and fitting it in the cab!  Anyone else have any experience of this?  Thanks  ps - The Mrs has been laughing her socks off at me - I said it should be a simple job - after all the decoder is designed for the model...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2012 Fuel tank? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 20, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2012 Hi Ian, Â Fuel Tank half filled with part of motor... Â Not enough room in the other half! Â Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Maybe that's why they did this! http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayimage-318-39421.html  More seriously - sounds like you might need a speaker swap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Phil, have a word with Chris Gilbert about sugar cube speakers. I was well impressed with the one I heard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Gilbert Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Phil Get some CT Elektronik Micro Speaker 8 ohm from DCC supplies  Dimensions: 15mm x 11mm x 8mm (including chamber)  They sound fantastic  Chris  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Gilbert Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Phil YouTube clip of my Walthers GP15 fitted with sugar cube speaker in the cab.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted December 21, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2012 Phil Get some CT Elektronik Micro Speaker 8 ohm from DCC supplies  Dimensions: 15mm x 11mm x 8mm (including chamber)  They sound fantastic  Chris  Hi Chris,  Just ordered some - delivery after Xmas though!  Now I just need to find fome decent replacement fan housings and grills....  Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Sometimes I think that some manufacturers don't actually try/build their products. My favourite is my Kaslo shops F59PH shell (N scale). The instructions state that you should use an Athearn F59PHI chassis, even though it will not fit in their shell (among other things, it is too wide). The shell was obviously designed for an Atlas GP38/GP40 mechanism (which fits with only minor fettling) or possibly a LifeLike GP38-2 chassis. Â Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hi Phil, Â Both the MRC decoders I've fitted needed aftermarket 18mm wide speakers as they came with round ones. Â Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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