Bread&steel
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I have a Walthers, HO scale, EMD SW-1 which I would love to convert to sound ...but there is just no room. Question.....Will an N scale board work or will the motor burn it out.
Thanks
Thanks
I would say you would have a bigger chance of the decoder burning out before the motor. I will have to take a look at the one I have and see if there is a place to mill out an area for a speaker.
Some very good info here. Thanks guys. I think the manufacturers should start thinking sound when they design a loco. I know this doesn't apply in this case because my engine is many years old,... but in the future, a small switcher like this one should be designed with a smaller motor driving one truck only and leave room for the electronics on the other end. Also fuel tanks should be designed as speaker baffles. After all, you are right when you say I won't be pulling long trains with that engine. Thanks again for your input
Larry