Heljan 61xx

[70E 165]

I am looking to purchase and fit an ESU Loksound L sound decoder purely for plug and play rather than re-wiriing (not my skillset) and just wondering if anyone out there has done the same and what type/size speaker would you suggest.

 

Also, although none were preserved what sound file would you recommend Coastal DCC, SWD etc?

 

 

[gooderz 156]

Soundfile by myself available via the Chinnor Railway

[GWR57xx 221]

@gooderz Hi Jamie, may I ask what speaker you used in the 61xx please?

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On 27/10/2020 at 11:30, 70E said:

 

Also, although none were preserved what sound file would you recommend Coastal DCC, SWD etc?

 

 

 

Er, 6106, Didcot!

[70E 165]

Hi Jeff

 

You are correct I was going by what it says on the wheeltappers web site and others similarly seem to use generic sounds as well so assumed they were correct.

 

Mark

 

 

[wiggy1 110]

GWR 6106 is a static display.

Yes one preserved but no sound from it unfortunately, Large Prairie sound used for it instead.

 

Wiggy.

[scafellpike 9]

To my knowledge 6106 is preserved at Didcot it was running  until it ran out of ticket and is now cosmetically restored only. The 6100 series of GWR Prairie Tanks was a group developed from the 5100 and 4100 series and had a higher boiler pressure.  If you want a recording that would be close if not identical you could use a recording from them as a number have been returned to working order.  The boiler pressure should not make much difference to the sound perhaps a larger bark  but  a 12.5% difference in boiler pressure would be like comparing a 6100 series after a climb with a 4100/5100 series on the flat would anybody know the difference? 

[gooderz 156]

On 06/12/2020 at 16:47, GWR57xx said:

@gooderz Hi Jamie, may I ask what speaker you used in the 61xx please?

I used one of Richard Croft's round megabass speakers