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boeffen85		#1 Posted : 09 March 2019 17:58:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Hovedstaden, Albertslund		I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be?
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kiwiAlan		#2 Posted : 09 March 2019 19:07:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,469 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: boeffen85 I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be? This sounds like either a faulty speaker or a faulty solder joint on the speaker wiring. I can't recall if this loco has an ESU decoder (the first generation mfx ones) or a marklin decoder. If it is an ESU one then they were renown for having speakers that go faulty.
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boeffen85		#3 Posted : 09 March 2019 20:24:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Hovedstaden, Albertslund		Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Originally Posted by: boeffen85 I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be? This sounds like either a faulty speaker or a faulty solder joint on the speaker wiring. I can't recall if this loco has an ESU decoder (the first generation mfx ones) or a marklin decoder. If it is an ESU one then they were renown for having speakers that go faulty. So its a very small chance that it's a decoder problem? And if it's the speaker, does it need to be a specific speaker or can it be just a random one?
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kiwiAlan		#4 Posted : 09 March 2019 22:52:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,469 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: boeffen85 Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Originally Posted by: boeffen85 I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be? This sounds like either a faulty speaker or a faulty solder joint on the speaker wiring. I can't recall if this loco has an ESU decoder (the first generation mfx ones) or a marklin decoder. If it is an ESU one then they were renown for having speakers that go faulty. So its a very small chance that it's a decoder problem? And if it's the speaker, does it need to be a specific speaker or can it be just a random one? If it is the decoder family from ESU that was supplied to Marklin then it needs a 100 ohm speaker. Later decoders used 8 ohm speakers, but using these with the ESU decoders will damage the decoder.
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boeffen85		#5 Posted : 09 March 2019 23:25:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Hovedstaden, Albertslund		Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Originally Posted by: boeffen85 Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Originally Posted by: boeffen85 I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be? This sounds like either a faulty speaker or a faulty solder joint on the speaker wiring. I can't recall if this loco has an ESU decoder (the first generation mfx ones) or a marklin decoder. If it is an ESU one then they were renown for having speakers that go faulty. So its a very small chance that it's a decoder problem? And if it's the speaker, does it need to be a specific speaker or can it be just a random one? If it is the decoder family from ESU that was supplied to Marklin then it needs a 100 ohm speaker. Later decoders used 8 ohm speakers, but using these with the ESU decoders will damage the decoder. I have been open it at on the speaker it says: acoustec LD28/08-FN/M - 8ohm 0.2w + I25
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applor		#6 Posted : 10 March 2019 00:49:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/05/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,768 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		So yeah any small 8 ohm speaker will be fine. I think the problem is Marklin opted for 0.2W speakers which is too low, the speaker gets over driven and blows prematurely. You can buy 28mm 8ohm speakers on ebay from China for dirt cheap.
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Simplyme		#7 Posted : 05 November 2023 02:01:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 49 Location: NEW SOUTH WALES, BLACKTOWN		Originally Posted by: boeffen85 I just got myself a used Märklin 37282 v188 diesellok from my father which has diesel sound and signal horn. But the sound is very very low. I can just hear it if it put my ear to the train and if theres other trains running i even can't hear the signal horn. My father said that i drove with it around a half year ago where the sound was fine. What can the problem be? You can adjust the sound by lifting the body off - there are two adjustable screws at one end that allow you to adjust the locomotive sound and the horn sound.
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Cybibacsi		#8 Posted : 31 January 2024 21:17:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/03/2021(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: Csongrad, Kistelek		Hi Masters! I have a question about locomotive sound. I was given an Esu Loksound 5 /58410/ decoder! After installation the hanager is quiet. In Cs2, even if I turn it up, it doesn't change. Anyone have any experience with this decoder would have advice on what to do. Thanks in advance for the answer! Best regards:Attila
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kiwiAlan		#9 Posted : 01 February 2024 00:44:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,469 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: Cybibacsi Hi Masters! I have a question about locomotive sound. I was given an Esu Loksound 5 /58410/ decoder! After installation the hanager is quiet. In Cs2, even if I turn it up, it doesn't change. Anyone have any experience with this decoder would have advice on what to do. Thanks in advance for the answer! Best regards:Attila Does it have the correct speaker? It requires an 8 ohm speaker. There was previously a Loksound V3 that required a 100 ohm speaker. If this speaker is used with a Loksound 5 the volume will be very low. If you have a small multimeter you can check the speaker resistance very easily.
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Cybibacsi		#10 Posted : 01 February 2024 09:22:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/03/2021(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: Csongrad, Kistelek		It has its own speaker which is added with the decoder. I measured the resistance of the speaker which is 8ohm! There is another problem. The sound of the steam engine does not follow the speed of the engine. It always makes a sound in one beat. Accelerating the engine does not change the speed of the sound either! The decoder is new, not used.
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