Hornby J36 with sound and stay-alive - install

[John YouChoos]

Here are some brief notes on how I've fitted up a new Hornby J36 with Zimo DCC sound, reasonable speaker, and big stay-alive, without any modification to the metal or plastic.  it is all hard-wired, but that's a pretty straight-forward job.

 

Kit:

Zimo MX648 hard-wired, YouChoos' new J36 immersiveDrive sounds

YouChoos' new IceCube 25x18x6-1W speaker

Zimo SACC16 connection board for stay-alive

YouChoos' SuperCap 17000uF

 

A few pictures below, but you can find the full install guide here:
http://youchoos.co.uk/Index-Resource.php?L1=Guides&Item=OO-J36

 

MX648 hard-wired in, unwanted wires removed:

SACC16 board and SuperCap17000:

Decoder and SACC16 sitting in the speaker well:

SuperCap and IceCube speaker:

Back together, running/sounding beautiful:

Enjoy!