Great video, very informative. Have a question on testing the speaker outputs on the board. I didn't follow what information you received by putting the red and black leads on the outputs to determine which pad to use. There are two speaker pads on each side, is there a positive and negative on these? Thanks again for taking the time to film these and post, so helpful!

The lighting trick w❤/tubing was neat!😊

Where do you get your led's from?

Hi, can you do a DCC/sound install for a Bachmann Spectrum HO scale 3 truck Shay of the Cass Scenic R.R.? I have one of these models but its a pre-DCC/sound era. Thanks.

Thanks. A thing of beauty. I started looking at these trains (N scale) as a curiosity, now I have a box of engines, cars, flex tracks, tools, parts, a controller... Get the picture? There is no going back.

I will install on a SD40-2 Engine CP

So I must tell you I have been following your page for almost a year now and have learned some new tricks from you. I do very similar work on my channel. Im interested in doing the same kind of project. As far as the 2 Stanton drives you installed, are they both the powered? I noticed they have a $50 dollar version and a $95 dollar version and want to know which ones you used. Thank you....and keep up the awesome work! Much appreciated.

Great video as always. A little off topic on this video. When you mill out some of your proto 2000 projects what tools do you use. I used a dremel with cutting discs and sanding attachments. Couldn’t get the finish you achieved. Any tips on tools used or attachments would be handy. Thanks

Very fine. I do like the rewire for ease of separation of shell and frame. I also favor the separation of lighting functions and the neatness of the connections inherent in the Decoder Buddy. This was a great installation demonstration again! Thanks for sharing!

Question, do I have to remove the weight to replace it with the scale sounds system speaker for this Locomotive or it doesn't matter where I put it or do I separate the upper frame from the lower frame?

I wish every decoder wad that easy, sound great!

@SoloContracting I will install BNSF 8270 SD75M Locomotive and CSX 4861 SD70M with TSU PNP EMD BNSF doesn’t have flashing ditch lights CSX has flashing lights

Really nice job John. Thanks so much for the very detailed video. Great stuff on the ditch lights. Have you used other styles and how do they compare to the Scale Sound ditch lights.

Great Job, your videos really help us, new hobbies out tremendously one step at a time.

Whia tools are great.

Question, do I cut or desolder the wires off the 58429 decoder or do the stay on?

Brilliant video thanks so much

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

So it doesn't matter which side put the speaker in?

Where is the squared hole for the wires located?

Is it mandatory to solder the speaker or no and what tools will need to do the sound decoder and speaker installation?

What ESU loksound 21 pin decoder is in this locomotive?

Thanks for sharing your process to upgrade the speaker.

I’ve watched this video a few times because I really like this locomotive and finally got one that I would like to convert to DCC. Do you need to have both trucks powered? Or was that a preference on your part? And thanks for your videos, you explain things so that they are easy to follow. I’m new at this and have used your videos as a guide and find them very helpful.

so that is where the speaker is, darn that speaker is well hidden! I was looking for it on my the SDL39, probably the same kind of setup, thanks for this video, you are always very instructive!

How do you install scale systems speakers in scaletrains ES44AC locos. Can you please assist me?

If I viewed the video correctly, you are still using the frame and have not isolated the frame from power, which means you’ll have to use plastic couplers. Might I suggest that you isolate the frame also from having any power?

I just started watching your videos, they are exceptional. One question I have is what gauge wire do you use for decoder wiring? Thanks!

that's not what a FM sounds like & this is why ESU is better

You shouldn't HAVE to reset your decoders via CV8 if you firget the consist address. Just set CV19 to 0 for any loco from the concist to delete/clear it so that it runs back with the original address again.

Such space envy... I model in N Scale. HO projects look HUGE to me! Sounds great.

The clear doesn’t work for me… any reason why

Looks and sounds great!

Very nice. I have a Monon BL2 that I need to convert to DCC and this video is just the thing to show me how to do it. Thanks for sharing.

7:38 excuse me what model of calipers are these?

Don't have any C liners yet but I noticed the grab iron holes are predrilled did it come that way or did you do that?

Very fine!!! Perfect place for a Decoder Buddy Mini. This is a great, straightforward, and clean installation on a neat pair of locomotives!!! Enjoyed!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

As always enjoy watching your videos, thank you for doing them. I learned a lot from watching them and also gave me the courage to do my own installs...

keep them coming Love it

Helpful.. thank you much.

It would have been nice if this had been rehearsed before actually recording. Good information, just way to tedious.

You never said what the app is. Can you be specific? Thanks.

The Loksound sounds fantastic. Do you have a video showing how you wired the boiler speaker?

Why not just have the wire touch the inside of the axle would be hidden and much easier and doesnt it need to be bare metal or does it not matter that its painted.

What flux do you use?

Ŵhat version of the Deooder Buddy were you using for this installation? As I am trying to replicate this installation. Thanks.

Hi Larry, anther great instructional video. What size Scale Sound Systems Speakers did you use for this project? And did you have to do anything to tonedown the light brightness in the ditch light housing from the brightness of the 0402 LED’s so you don’t have the glow effect ? Thanks William

Very nice install!

Learned alot from this video. Thanks for all your efforts.

What board is in this?