Friday, April 21, 2023

Proto 2000 FA2, Part 3: DCC Installation

 For real this time, I swear.

Anyway, since I've yet to see a particularly satisfying DCC/sound installation procedure for a P2K FA2, I decided to write one up myself. Aside from just doing the install, I wanted to keep both the removable weight (to preserve the pulling power of this little Alco) and the moving fan (which is silly, but distinctive). Keeping those features doesn't leave that much space to work with, but thankfully the shell is roomy enough that, with some modern components, we can scrounge up just enough.

Proto 2000 FA2, Part 3: DCC Installation

 For real this time, I swear. Anyway, since I've yet to see a particularly satisfying DCC/sound installation procedure for a P2K FA2, I ...