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       #Post#: 2655--------------------------------------------------
       Replacement horn for 2343 diesel
       By: Bobbo Date: December 21, 2020, 6:38 pm
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       Any suggestions for a replacement horn for a 2343 diesel? I
       found several on eBay, including an "ACME metal buzzer, burglary
       alarm, bicycle, door bell horn," a "Delta style 1.5v bicycle
       tank horn," and some others that all look like my original.
       Anybody know if these are okay? Also, I see that Lionel
       introduced an Electronic Horn Kit (6-8190) somewhere along the
       line. Any info on that? Would it work with an old school KW
       transformer and would it fit into the dummy 2343?  Thanks, Bob
       #Post#: 2656--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Replacement horn for 2343 diesel
       By: TrainLarry Date: December 21, 2020, 7:02 pm
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       Here is the horn #2343-55
 (HTM) https://www.ebay.com/itm/LIONEL-2343-55-DIESEL-HORN-FITS-LIONEL-F3/224196146803?hash=item343321b673:g:QC8AAOSw8MJewrtN
 (HTM) https://store.justtrains.com/2343-55-Horn-Assembly_p_569.html
       Larry
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       Re: Replacement horn for 2343 diesel
       By: Bobbo Date: December 22, 2020, 7:32 am
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       Thanks, Larry. What a difference in price between eBay and Just
       Trains!  That ACME buzzer I mentioned was only $7.22. That is
       why I posted here, to see if anyone had any experience with it.
       What about the Electronic Horn Kit (6-8190)? If it sounds the
       same as to original then, as they say in Brooklyn,
       fuhgeddaboudit. But if it sounds more like a real horn I would
       consider it. Not worried about keeping my 2343 stock.
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       Re: Replacement horn for 2343 diesel
       By: Bobbo Date: December 22, 2020, 7:53 am
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       I forgot to mention that, as a point of reference, I have an
       8205 UP Dash-8 engine with an electronic horn. That horn sounds
       just like the 2343 horn. So, maybe the Electronic Horn Kit
       (6-8190) was for repair of the horn board and/or speaker that
       was in the Dash-8 and other engines of that era?
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       Re: Replacement horn for 2343 diesel
       By: TrainLarry Date: December 22, 2020, 9:53 am
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       I don't think that any horn or whistle boards of that era are
       going to sound real. Lionel did its best with the technology
       available back then.
       With today's technology of being able to record real train
       sounds and burn them on chips, the era of authentic train sounds
       emanating from our trains has arrived.
       Larry
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