cooley_boy Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I went through and just removed all the wiring and PCB. I fitted a Loksound V4 with a 20 x 40mm speaker. I then had the exciting job of deciphering the LED wiring trying to figure out what everything was and then wiring it into the functions on the decoder. The mess the start with. All tidied up and finished. All that excess wire removed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The Bass Enhanced speaker with Biff's sound chip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridwatcher Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 The Bass Enhanced speaker with Biff's sound chip. Which speaker is that Nick. Not the one Biff supplied? Is there a double sugar cube + enclosure that would fit the space?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Which speaker is that Nick. Not the one Biff supplied? Yes it's the Std V4 - 21 Pin + Bass Reflex Speaker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) Legomanbiffo World Here: We have been fitting as above our 3 Watt Supersound Bass Reflex speakers as standard to the Class 68s, these are the speakers that are available for ourselves, the less powerful 2 Watt can be obtained from DCC Supplies and other retailers. The amendments we made to make life easier were to unscrew the circuit board (4 Screws) then using a double sided sticky pad reposition it 5 mm away from the speaker. This allows the decoder to sit flat on the 21Pin plug not angled over the end of the speaker, not crucial BUT it looks neater!! The switches currently have 4 set downwards and the small one set upwards, you have to set the small one to match the other four, 'All Downwards'. We soldered the speaker onto the two SPK + & - Solder pads. We have fitted and EM2 (Earth Mover) to one sample and one of our Long Bass 8ohm + sugarcube pair (Wired in series) to make them all 4ohm in the second loco, both need additional work by either milling down the chassis block for the EM2 or rounding off the corners of the Long Bass. The EM2 sound for home use sound brilliant, just like a Class 68 with Low Bass sound reproduced accurately, but the Long Bass combination for exhibition use is louder and the sounds not as deep, but you can hear them above the general exhibition noise better. All in all the Supersound Bass Reflex speakers are fine BUT do not pickup the lower bass sound's of this locomotive. Charlie Edited March 6, 2017 by charliepetty 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 (edited) Do you offer a fitting service for those of us not blessed with practical ability Charlie? Alex Edited March 6, 2017 by Midland Mole Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony566 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 And for those wondering what it looks like after Charlie had completed the install here is one "HE" prepared earlier 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keybuk Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 My Class 68 "with Sound Fitted" arrived this week without a decoder! The larger DCC supplies bass reflex speaker is fitted, and tolerances aren't just tight, but it's just not possible to fit a ESU V4 in there the way they've screwed it together (it sits at such an angle that it's unable to hold itself onto the pins). I guess the decoder fell out at the factory before they put it in the box. Hopefully Hattons will be able to get me a Decoder for it from Dapol, and then I'll be definitely following the advice in this thread for fitting it and "fixing" the loco. (And one day, I'm sure I'll buy something from Dapol that doesn't require manually fixing …) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (And one day, I'm sure I'll buy something from Dapol that doesn't require manually fixing …) I wish you luck in that quest. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Do you offer a fitting service for those of us not blessed with practical ability Charlie? Alex Yes we do, Decoder+Speaker+postage+fitting £140.00 Send it to me in Leeds. Ta charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Midland Mole Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yes we do, Decoder+Speaker+postage+fitting £140.00 Send it to me in Leeds. Ta charlie Brilliant, thanks for that. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted June 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2017 How did you do that with Biff's sound chip Nick? I haven't mastered it!? Hi Nick, Same question! Need to get the Halo lights working. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Need to get the Halo lights working. Halo's are on F14 on one of Biffs sound chips. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus-Jay Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 02/03/2017 at 03:02, cooley_boy said: I went through and just removed all the wiring and PCB. I fitted a Loksound V4 with a 20 x 40mm speaker. I then had the exciting job of deciphering the LED wiring trying to figure out what everything was and then wiring it into the functions on the decoder. The mess the start with. All tidied up and finished. All that excess wire removed. So the internal PCB is Dud if you're going DCC. Was this a rewired/worked 8 or 21 pin chip Rand? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooley_boy Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 20 hours ago, Marcus-Jay said: So the internal PCB is Dud if you're going DCC. Was this a rewired/worked 8 or 21 pin chip Rand? Hi Marcus, This was the first run of the Class 68s which had some unusual wiring done in them form the factory. They would work with a 21 pin decoder but I had decided to hard wire a 8 pin decoder in so I could customise the lighting. The second run of 68s may look a little different inside. Regards 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 06/03/2017 at 17:21, Guest Midland Mole said: Do you offer a fitting service for those of us not blessed with practical ability Charlie? Alex Yes we do, £20.00 + the postage + Decoder. charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-BOAF Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Looking at the LB2021 project from DC Kits? What is the difference between 1 Supersound Bass Reflex speaker and 2x mini bass in terms of sound quality and ease of fitting? Or alternatively would a Bass Reflex fit into the Dapol model without modification of the model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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