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Hi all. I posted these on RMweb recently but Neil S Wood suggested I should post them in the "On My Workbench" section here as well. I have copied some of the text from the other place, edited slightly, so if you think you have seen all this before, you may well be right!. Hopefully this will reach at least a partially new audience. These are not arranged in any particular order.
My first attempt at providing some movies of sound-equipped locomotives on my layout. Neil S Wood came over with his video camera (many thanks, Neil!
) and we had a good running session as well as getting the video footage. Incidentally, the original video and sound quality from Neil's camera was excellent but the video quality has suffered a bit from the conversion to flv format and cutting down in size for web use. Luckily, the sound quality seems to have survived the process quite well.
WARNING: some of these clips are quite large so may not suit dial-up speeds.
At a later date I will try to edit them further to produce smaller files.

This one is of my Heljan class 33/2 fitted with the Howes sound decoder and two speakers, one in the body of the locomotive (opposite end to the radiator) and the other in the fuel tank. Volume level is set at 30 (out of a possible 64). I have to say that the 33s are my favourites. The layout is my own High Cross and Middlehurst, with only High Cross showing in the videos. There is much still unfinished so please ignore all the rough spots. Also, please ignore the laughter audible in the background in a few places - we had a rather giggly (but very nice) friend drop in unexpectedly at the same time!

The Bachmann Standard Class 5MT with BR1B tender, fitted with the Howes sound decoder with SR N15 whistle. the decoder and standard speaker are in the tender. The speaker points down through holes drilled in the tender floor. The wires from locomotive to tender will be tidied up now I'm happy with the set up, although not before I pull the tender apart to fit extra pickups.

A Heljan Hymek fitted with Howes sound decoder, still with only one speaker under the roof fan grille but pointing downwards (Heljan's grille is solid!). A second spekaer will be fitted in the fuel tank.

Heljan class 58 (part 1) with Howes sound decoder and two speakers, one under the roof fan grilles pointing upwards, and one in the fuel tanks.

Heljan class 58 (part 2)

And finally (for the time being, anyway!) a Hornby class 50 with Howes decoder and two speakers, both pointing downwards but mounted above the chassis block.
I will be doing some more in the future - when my finances recover a bit!.
My first attempt at providing some movies of sound-equipped locomotives on my layout. Neil S Wood came over with his video camera (many thanks, Neil!

WARNING: some of these clips are quite large so may not suit dial-up speeds.
At a later date I will try to edit them further to produce smaller files.

This one is of my Heljan class 33/2 fitted with the Howes sound decoder and two speakers, one in the body of the locomotive (opposite end to the radiator) and the other in the fuel tank. Volume level is set at 30 (out of a possible 64). I have to say that the 33s are my favourites. The layout is my own High Cross and Middlehurst, with only High Cross showing in the videos. There is much still unfinished so please ignore all the rough spots. Also, please ignore the laughter audible in the background in a few places - we had a rather giggly (but very nice) friend drop in unexpectedly at the same time!


The Bachmann Standard Class 5MT with BR1B tender, fitted with the Howes sound decoder with SR N15 whistle. the decoder and standard speaker are in the tender. The speaker points down through holes drilled in the tender floor. The wires from locomotive to tender will be tidied up now I'm happy with the set up, although not before I pull the tender apart to fit extra pickups.

A Heljan Hymek fitted with Howes sound decoder, still with only one speaker under the roof fan grille but pointing downwards (Heljan's grille is solid!). A second spekaer will be fitted in the fuel tank.

Heljan class 58 (part 1) with Howes sound decoder and two speakers, one under the roof fan grilles pointing upwards, and one in the fuel tanks.

Heljan class 58 (part 2)

And finally (for the time being, anyway!) a Hornby class 50 with Howes decoder and two speakers, both pointing downwards but mounted above the chassis block.
I will be doing some more in the future - when my finances recover a bit!.