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RailPro => Finished RailPro Installation Examples => Topic started by: KB02 on October 13, 2022, 06:05:25 AM

Title: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: KB02 on October 13, 2022, 06:05:25 AM

Ignore the paint job - it was my first one.

Started with my Atlas Silver series Dash-8.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52423818796_8719758104_z.jpg)

I hid the speaker in the radiator:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424108274_17dc23ea38_z.jpg)

Remove the shell to find the big fat wires I had installed on my Econami Decoder:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52423819066_3b34488016_z.jpg)

With everything stripped, I ended up with this:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424108384_80b0b20fa9_z.jpg)

I got a bunch of these 2mm LEDs and some magnet wire, so i figured I could take care of the fat wires headed to the ditch lights:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52423314957_68d73f0342_z.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424278725_f8c97ca95c_z.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52423818981_0c5573a347_z.jpg)

With all the wiring done, it looked like this:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424278745_aa3aef98b4_z.jpg)

Then I installed the LM3S and tamed all the wires and ended up with this:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424339498_ba6f167642_z.jpg)

Shell back on and back on the track:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52424339583_215ca2e11b_z.jpg)

The railings need to be repainted, and I broke the snow plow taking it off, but I can address those later. That 16 cylinder ULT sound profile beats the crap out of the sound file in the Economi (Just my personal opinion, but, hey...) :)

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: G8B4Life on October 13, 2022, 06:53:56 AM

Nice install there KB02, and don't worry about the paint job; I've seen worse first attempts.

- Tim

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: Gibs on October 15, 2022, 10:23:53 AM

I'm with Tim, seen far worse (my own lol).
Well Done Matey, looks very tidy under the hood.

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: atsfguy on October 22, 2022, 08:36:51 AM

Good job, KB02. Nothing bad about the paint job, it looks good. I would recommend Kapton tape be used to tie down loose wiring rather than painter’s tape. Otherwise, good first job.

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: KB02 on October 24, 2022, 06:19:44 AM

Yes, the painter's tape was just temporary to hold the speaker for testing.

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: carpediem4570 on November 14, 2022, 07:01:35 PM

Great job and thanks for the tutorial.

What kind of speaker are you using.

Nice to see someone else here using the railpro system.

Kind regards,

Max

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: KB02 on December 04, 2022, 07:04:37 AM

Unfortunately, I don't remember the manufacturer's name. It was one of the more highly recommended ones at the time I got it. This was just before sugar cubes and iPhone speakers became all the rage.

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: Espeelark on January 20, 2023, 10:11:17 AM

Yes - nice install there and will serve as a roadmap for me as I have the same unit sitting on a shelf waiting for an LM-3S install!

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: ON28 on January 20, 2023, 04:06:17 PM

Good job on the install! Would like to hear the speaker.

Title: Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
Post by: KB02 on January 21, 2023, 04:16:20 PM