Which sound decoder to use in a spectrum 4-6-0

[sniper56]

I just purchased the 4-6-0. This will be my first attempt at installing a decoder of any kind. I always chickened out and bought engines already equipped! I want to add sound. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also any opinion about this particular engine would also be helpful.

[rikc9]

I just purchased the 4-6-0. This will be my first attempt at installing a decoder of any kind. I always chickened out and bought engines already equipped! I want to add sound. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also any opinion about this particular engine would also be helpful.

I do not know exactly which engine you have, but I found this link.

http://www.tonystrains.com/tonystips/2003/032703.htm

Tony's sells the low boiler with LC decoder. They sell the high boiler with the LC decoder or tsunami decoder. This might give you some idea of what you can do. The low boiler has a smaller tender than the high boiler.

http://www.tonystrains.com/locomotive/bachmann.htm

They mention the SoundTraxx DSD-090LC decoder which has minimum sound capability. Also, I understand the decoder is being discontinued.
I removed the stock deocder and have put a SoundTraxx DSD-100LC (Lower cost) into a non sound Spectrum DCC 4-4-0. I had to grind away a pc board support post inside the tender.

rikc9

[harold]

I have both spectrum 4-6-0  63"  wheel engine and the 52" wheel low boiler and I gutted out bachman electric boards and put a tsunami lite steam sound decoder with a !" speaker in each engine, changed the head & tender  lites to 12- 14 volt