Scale Trains ES44AC Speaker upgrade

Installing a Scale Sound Systems speaker. www.scalesoundsystems.com/pro...

[@csx-isolawest2011]

Thanks for this. I'm just about to replace 3 ES44AC speakers with Scale Sound's ones so this was extremely helpful. Lee

[@johnbanicki7232]

Thanks for sharing your process to upgrade the speaker.

[@SoloContracting]

Thanks for watching

[@ronaldbrooks5982]

Whia tools are great.

[@nicksanto882]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

[@robingagnon9659]

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!

[@SoloContracting]

Thanks for watching

[@toddlewis6140]

What model of sound speaker systems did you use in this locomotive?

[@SoloContracting]

There is a link to it in the description.

[@tyhik9338]

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?

[@tyhik9338]

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

[@tyhik9338]

What ESU loksound 21 pin decoder is in this locomotive?

[@SoloContracting]

58429

[@tyhik9338]

Where is the squared hole for the wires located?

[@SoloContracting]

You can see it at 13:51. I am pointing to it.

[@tyhik9338]

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

[@SoloContracting]

If yours has 2 brown wires on it. Those wires are for speakers. I take them off. Pins 9 and 10 take care of the speaker.

[@tyhik9338]

@@SoloContracting hmmm?

[@tyhik9338]

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

[@SoloContracting]

Yes. You need to solder the speaker. A small phillips screw driver, wire strippers, wire cutters, and soldering iron are all you need.

[@tyhik9338]

@@SoloContracting Ok how many gauges and where and can strip and cut the wires?