3 truck Bachmann Climax and Tsunami

[V&TFAN]

I have a 3 truck DC Climax from Bachmann, I got it as a replacement for my defective two truck. I'd like to stick a TSU-750 from Soundtraxx in it. Has anyone done this? It looks like I'm gonna have to hardwire the thing into it. If anybody has an easier way.....

Thanks

Chuck

 

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Is the cab roof removable?

You can hardwire a TSU-750 to a NMRA 8-pin plug and plug that into the board in the tender (just remove that old Bachmann DCC decoder first), and probably fit the capacitor (you'll want to) in there too, but don't know if you'll have room for the speaker in the tender too.

If the cab roof is removable, and you don't have that locomotive at eye level or higher, then you may be able to get away with a small (the 1" 810112 or so oval) in the curve of the cab roof with a home made enclosure.

 

[V&TFAN]

Is the cab roof removable?

You can hardwire a TSU-750 to a NMRA 8-pin plug and plug that into the board in the tender (just remove that old Bachmann DCC decoder first), and probably fit the capacitor (you'll want to) in there too, but don't know if you'll have room for the speaker in the tender too.

If the cab roof is removable, and you don't have that locomotive at eye level or higher, then you may be able to get away with a small (the 1" 810112 or so oval) in the curve of the cab roof with a home made enclosure.

That's what I did when I put a TSU-750 in a Bachmann 3-truck shay, speaker went in the oil bunker, left off the panel in front, so the sound comes out of the cab.

I'm working on a Athearn Genesis GP-9 DC version now. I'll post pics of my progress.