Installing DCC and Sound in a Proto 2000 GP9 - Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 8 січ 2025

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  • @JohnMullerJDGCTRy
    @JohnMullerJDGCTRy 3 роки тому +1

    Darn John what an adventure. Keep alives can be bears. You just never know just what size you'll get. Nice work so far. Koodooz for doing the maintenance that needed doing.

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому

      Thanks John - best to do it now, the thought of having to go back in there after I get all the wires stowed nicely.... shudder 👍

    • @JohnMullerJDGCTRy
      @JohnMullerJDGCTRy 3 роки тому

      @@johnarthur6302 BIG shudder!🤪

  • @jimstrainsandstuff9539
    @jimstrainsandstuff9539 3 роки тому +1

    Some serious kitbashing going on there John! But the main thing is that it all fitted in and once that shell goes back on; nobody can see! So all good. Cheers, Jim

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому

      Thanks Jim! bashing, gouging, cutting poorly, whatever you want to call it... =)

  • @needs2quit1atgmail87
    @needs2quit1atgmail87 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video...i like how you took a professional one and mimicked it. Very smart

  • @Vman7757
    @Vman7757 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see the next part. Thanks again.

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for watching! Got the speaker in this am before work - wont be long

  • @TheGulfwind
    @TheGulfwind 3 роки тому +1

    Great job on the install and good video about it. Very informative. Those two jeeps will look good running together and even better is one with the ACLO RS unit.

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому

      Thanks - I agree on the Alco too. a big mixed up lash up sounds fun!

  • @NissyJ-SAL
    @NissyJ-SAL 3 роки тому +1

    I have a proto 2000 SAL RSC2, so this video is very helpful. Great video!

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому

      Glad it helped, Nissy! I hope the frame leaves more room in that one! I have a Kato RSC-2 that required NO frame removal, and all the same stuff fit just fine.

  • @MLWQC
    @MLWQC 3 роки тому +1

    That is a great video. I will bookmark this. Great work.

  • @Crookedriverandeasternrr
    @Crookedriverandeasternrr 3 роки тому +1

    Nice job john

  • @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204
    @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 3 роки тому +2

    jood job keep up the good vids stay safe lee

  • @rjl110919581
    @rjl110919581 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for share the video
    great job show what got do first

  • @What_If_We_Tried
    @What_If_We_Tried 6 місяців тому +1

    Glad you made this video, as I have several HO scale Life-Like Proto 2000 locomotives with cracked gears, and now that I know I can replace the gears with Athearn parts, I'd like to install decoders as well.
    Question: Will that set of Athearn SD40-2 gears fit in all the Proto 2000 locos?
    And if you'll enable the UA-cam "Thanks" button, I'd like to buy you a coffee for making this video.

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  5 місяців тому

      I appreciate that - no tips needed, though I appreciate the sentiment. So far, those Athearn replacement gears have fit in all the proto GP7 and GP9 locos I have converted. Think they are generally suitable for any Proto diesel.

    • @What_If_We_Tried
      @What_If_We_Tried 5 місяців тому

      @@johnarthur6302 Appreciate that clarification.

  • @TheTrainFreak
    @TheTrainFreak 3 роки тому +2

    Great job on getting it to fit. Are you going to add leds for your class lights? - Jason

  • @SilverFankGenStye
    @SilverFankGenStye 2 роки тому +1

    where did you buy those LED?

  • @KerleyExpress
    @KerleyExpress 3 роки тому +1

    great how to do video

  • @FlyingCrow
    @FlyingCrow 3 роки тому +1

    that's great. This saves me from doing a video. LOL

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  3 роки тому +1

      no way, Robert. Now you need to do a video showing how to do it right!

    • @FlyingCrow
      @FlyingCrow 3 роки тому

      @@johnarthur6302 LOL

  • @enriqueaguilar4892
    @enriqueaguilar4892 11 місяців тому +2

    Dcc n sound technology is worth investing money into this hobby n locomotives for ho Lionel o gauge n ho n garden scale locomotives n s scale n o scale locomotives

    • @johnarthur6302
      @johnarthur6302  10 місяців тому

      agreed - if it will fit in the model, it makes it feel much more interactive.

  • @HARPO1ME
    @HARPO1ME 10 днів тому

    Just wire both sides of the trucks .Keep the weight and eliminate the keep alive ,Waste of money on any proto becauase of their weight ,cutting out weight is not smart when you do not have to.