HO Sound DCC installation
DCC tips, tricks, and techniques
A
s promised in my July column
, this column will show you some methods for quickly
installing speakers in your locos. My examples will be in
HO, as they are the smallest-sized locos that can develop rea-
sonable sound. They can be scaled up or down, as desired.
I use styrene for my baffles and enclosures. Just to review, an
enclosure is a complete box that contains the sound coming off
one side of it. See my August 2012 column
for more details. There are lots of other ideas (wood,
metal, etc.), but I find that I get good acoustic quality with a
minimum of fuss with styrene, so that’s what I’ll show you now.
Caution!
There are a couple of things that are universal about speaker
installation. Let’s just cover them once. Understand that
they are always issues. If you get any glues (styrene cement,
caulk, etc.) on the speaker cone – either side – you will cause
DCC Impulses column
by Bruce Petrarca
Photos and illustrations by author
Quick ways to install speakers in your
locomotive ...
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