From Mr. DCC’s workbench
Putting the SoundCar on the pike.
I liked the reefer cooler sound (they call it a generator), so I decided
to put the test unit into an Athearn 50-foot mechanical reefer for
our club’s layout
Working to replicate the SoundTraxx installation drawing [3],
I mounted the SoundCar in the center of the ceiling and the
CurrentKeeper directly below it. The speaker was centered in the
floor of the car. No lights were connected.
I milled a slot in the center of the metal weight, about ½ inch wide
by about 1 inch long. Using that as a template, I cut a matching slot
in the plastic car floor. If you don’t have access to a mill, a half-dozen
¼ inch holes in the area below the speaker cone will suffice. Holes
were also drilled to pass the power leads through the car floor. for
the power leads to pass through the floor were drilled, too.
DCC Impulses Column - 8
6. Interior view of SoundCar and CurrentKeeper installed in
a 50-foot HO box car. Bruce Petrarca photo.
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