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KB02

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Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« 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.


I hid the speaker in the radiator:


Remove the shell to find the big fat wires I had installed on my Econami Decoder:


With everything stripped, I ended up with this:


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:




With all the wiring done, it looked like this:


Then I installed the LM3S and tamed all the wires and ended up with this:


Shell back on and back on the track:


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...) :)

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #2 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.
Cya Down The Line.

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2022, 06:19:44 AM »
Yes, the painter's tape was just temporary to hold the speaker for testing.

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #5 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

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #7 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!
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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2023, 04:06:17 PM »
Good job on the install! Would like to hear the speaker.

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Re: Atlas Silver Series Install (HO Scale)
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2023, 04:16:20 PM »