The son of Triangman Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Anyone here know how to fit a "stay alive" capacitor to the Standard Hornby Decoder and the Sapphire and has a circuit diagram they can share here?I want to have a little experimentation to find a capacitor that will suit the Hornby 0-4-0's and 0-6-0 when running over rough pointwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Will be interesting to see how it works out Gary. A circuit diagram would also be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpjallan Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Any updates on this? I would be interested in giving this a go also. A photo of where to solder the stay alive on the Hornby decoders would be most helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecamden Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Does anyone know why these caps are not fitted as standard to the decoder? Especially to the more expensive sound decoder. I am not sure I would have the confidence to 'meddle' with a £100 sound decoder to fit a stay alive myself and yet any spec of dirt on track causes that annoying sound interrupt.I can't see this DCC catching on - ten years from now it will be all battery operated and radio controlled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd99 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 guys,this sound slike an interesting topic but isn't the answer to make sure that your track and points are in good shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 stevecamden said:............ any spec of dirt on track causes that annoying sound interrupt.Have you tried setting CV124=6 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecamden Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Load dependent sound (CV124)If the decoder registers a load – i.e.: when load compensationbecomes active – the driving noises will be played louder. Thisworks only if the overall volume is set to a lower value thanmaximum. Only then are some 'volume reserves' available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace10086 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 stevecamden said:Does anyone know why these caps are not fitted as standard to the decoder? Especially to the more expensive sound decoder. I am not sure I would have the confidence to 'meddle' with a £100 sound decoder to fit a stay alive myself and yet any spec of dirt on track causes that annoying sound interrupt.I can't see this DCC catching on - ten years from now it will be all battery operated and radio controlled!I agree for an expensive controller it makes, it does increase the size though which may be a reason. Maybe it should be available as an option. For locos with multiple wheel pickups it isn't normally a problem, certainly my Sparrow Hawk has never had a problem. For the smaller locos, 0-4-0s for example, I have fitted capacitors which makes a big difference. You do need to turn off DC support though, otherwise you can get erratic behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_xpert Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 For those who want more infor on fitting a stay alive capacitor:http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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