UPGRADE Athearn Light Bulbs to LEDs: CUSTOM Santa Fe F7 Showcase

Hey guys! Today I show a cool technique to preserve the bulb appearance on Athearn Genesis engines while converting the lights to LEDs. I also add custom lighting effects like working marker class lights on my Athearn Genesis ATSF Santa Fe F7 Diesel. Enjoy!

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

Very good work…replacing the stock speaker with a Scale Sound Systems design should also be well worth your time to improve the sound.

[@trainman440]

Hey! i personally dont get the hype of scale sound speakers, they dont sound any better to my ear. theyre just generic sugar cube laptop speakers with the price marked up 300% and sold as a "name brand". Dont let me stop you if you can hear the difference, but for someone with shit ears like me, ill pass.

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

@@trainman440 They’re good don’t get me wrong, but those comfortable assembling their own speaker enclosures can get just as good sound for the fraction of the price. I purchase some of my speaker drivers from Digikey and use them with 11x15, 13x18, and 14x24 drivers where appropriate. I don’t buy SSS’s Micro Range speakers because of how costly they are for their size

[@CynderHound]

Scalesoundsystems is hit or miss, most of the time they have the best sound quality. But somethimes the stock speakers are just as good, case and point: scaletrains.

[@CynderHound]

That being said I'd recommend listening to some sound samples that sss recorded and hear the differences (usually more fuller sound and extra bass).

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

@@CynderHound I keep the Scaletrains stock speakers because they are 2 8 ohm 0.5 watt 11x15 drivers wired in parallel for a 4 ohm 1 watt load. The SSS single 13x18 driver setup for comparison is rated 8 ohms 1 watt