craig449 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I am getting a SWD class 57 sound chip but I want to put a v 4.0 loudspeaker 20 x 40 x 10.0mm with sound chamber under where the fans are when I take them out will it fit Help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridwatcher Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Yes! You may have to redesign under the fan and remove the housings and reattach the fans with strip of plastic etc but there is a well where the speaker goes. Sound will improve if you seal the speaker into the well with Black Tak or somesuch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig449 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 It's a Bachmann 57008 8 pin loco so there no well under the fans to fit the speaker in to. Would the speaker that came with chip be easier to fit in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 17, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2011 I fitted some V3.5's to 57's using two 23mm round speakers in the fuel tanks. Hoping to have a v4 soon....... Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig449 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Here's a quick vid of my class 57 with sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc0xzSnsVTg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Sounds nice Craig, is that the latest Bachmann release? Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig449 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 no that's 57003 Bachmann new sound loco mine is 57008 with a SWD sound chip in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Aha, got it! Sounds great and just like the 57003 so I would think the SWD sound files are the same. Can you tell me please what you fitted and where in the end? Thanks Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig449 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 I had a go at fitting it in myself but found it hard so I took it to Rails of Sheffield to have it fitted it took the bloke a hour to get it in with swear words as well. It has the normal speaker in it and it's in the roof under the doors to the top of the engine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I had a go at fitting it in myself but found it hard so I took it to Rails of Sheffield to have it fitted it took the bloke a hour to get it in with swear words as well. It has the normal speaker in it and it's in the roof under the doors to the top of the engine I wonder why as surely the chassis would be pretty much the same or identical to the current 57003? The speaker in 57003 is under the fan grills so assuming you're not worried about not seeing fans when you look into the top of the loco then I would think this is the best position. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Thanks for the info Richard. If that's the case it may be better me acquiring a 57003 and just doing the body and wheels swap. Do we know when the newer chassis were introduced? Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Would love to see that picture Richard when you get the chance. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Sorry for ressurecting an old thread following a search for info - but Im fitting a sound chip to a former Bachmann clas 57, which was 57602 in fgw green. Code: 32-752. Can someone tell me where number one pin for the orange wire on the sound chip needs to go. The model was bought second hand and the instructions arent there. Just wanting to confirm if its towards the end with the fans, or not. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 6, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2013 There should be a "1" on the pcb next to the socket. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thats what I was looking for but cant see anything like it. Hence request for advice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Sorry for ressurecting an old thread following a search for info - but Im fitting a sound chip to a former Bachmann clas 57, which was 57602 in fgw green. Code: 32-752. Can someone tell me where number one pin for the orange wire on the sound chip needs to go. The model was bought second hand and the instructions arent there. Just wanting to confirm if its towards the end with the fans, or not. Thanks. Eight pin decoders can be plugged in either way round and the loco will run. If the lights don't work then it needs to be reversed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeah - wot David sed! If you get it back-to-front it won't damage anything. In particular, it won't damage your expensive sound decoder. Then, as David said, if the lights don't work, turn the plug around.I fitted sound (Howes) into my Bachmann 57 008 initially but cannot remember which way around the plug went. Even having swapped it into the Porterbrook 57 601 I still can't remember, so unless someone can take the body off theirs and have a look, you'll just have to go with the trial and error method! I was lazy with my installation: I removed the fans but didn't replace them. There is room for the large speaker but the sound chamber's depth has to be reduced a bit. Blu-tac or similar is your friend here to seal any gaps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I have to admit Im having trouble getting the body to fit back onto the chassis and block... with the chip and decoder installed and the speaker put under where the fans once were it isnt resting back down as much as it should. The speaker isnt in the case, so it should go back down. Anyone else had this with an early class 57 release as mine is the former FGW green model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Check that some of the wires haven't lodged over the holes where the screws go through the chassis into the body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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