Controller

[Dekc]

Hi everyone.

New to the forum so hope I am asking in the right place.

My grandsons Hornby set is based at my house mounted on a board.

He tripped up he controller wire this week and snapped off the plug that goes into the track.

Is there a way to fit  new plug or any replacements.

Any help much appreciated.

[Chrissaf]

Dekc,

Welcome to the forum with your 1st post.

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Assuming an Analogue Train Set using a R8250 controller. It would have helped, but you didn't say what controller. Click the links below for additional product information.

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Just to be absolutely clear. Do you mean (1) the plug on the end of the lead that comes out of the controller, or do you mean (2) the socket bit that sticks out of the track into which the controller plug pushes into.

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If (1) then you cannot buy the plug as a separate entity, but you can buy pins that can be fitted to the end of the wires to replace the plug functionality. These pins have a Hornby part number X8011 and come in a pack of 50.

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If (2) then you probably can't repair it and will need to replace it with either a R602 Power Clip or a R8206 Power track.

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If the set should be Digital, not Analogue (I think probably not from your description), then instead of R602 & R8206. The correct power parts will be R8241 & R8242 the X8011 will still be valid with a Digital set using any of the Hornby DCC controllers (Select, Elite & eLink).

[Dekc]

Many thanks Chrissaf for the quick reply.

Sorry I should have stated type of controller, you guessed correctly and it is R8250 type. And it is the plug into the track that has broken.

l will buy a pack of  pins and get things up and running again.

Seems like I have got a lot to learn to keep things rolling !

Many thanks

[Chrissaf]

No problem, good of you to come back and acknowledge advice, not every 1st time poster does.

[96RAF]

@dekc

if you can solder then ditch the broken bit and join the leads directly to the rails.