mikejj101 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Why is it that you cannot download ANY info or service sheets from Hornby relating to the R070 Turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonvale Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Here's the SS front page/media/tinymce_upload/7c65b68493f3229eaa6e5a6b2ff420cf.jpg Here's the SS back page/media/tinymce_upload/932b2253b2fbada1a7d73329a4f1f098.jpg Here's my polarity diagram.As the rail bridge turns to any of the 16 stopping positions, the polarity of the end joining the inlet track 2, is the same as the inlet track 2 at positions 1 thru 5 and 14 thru 16 (no track at 15 & 16), and the opposite polarity at positions 6 thru 13./media/tinymce_upload/5bb37486a6d2471e58cfb3d3ed224a4d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonvale Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Posted some images of SS178 and a polarity diagram I knocked up. Waiting moderation.SS178 is the service sheet for R070, but unfindable (to me anyway) on the Hornby site.Mike's thinggy is the intruction sheet that comes in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hornby R070 Service Sheet 178Hornby R070 Instruction Sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonvale Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thanks Chris, my library is now updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 You will find most of the early Hornby SS documentation on the Lendon Site my links above take you to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejj101 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Hi All, Thanks for the many inputs to my question.I'll also mention that I emailed Hornby spares regarding a question about a replacement motor and gears for the turntable and got a response of 'Try Peters Spares' cos we 'aint got none. Not really what I wanted to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 If you search through the threads in this section, there are dozens of comments and reports about these turntables being awkward, jamming, and sounding like a coffee-grinder chewing granite pebbles!I'm considering stripping mine down, and re-fitting it with a 1 rpm motor and gearbox from a well-known Chinese site, so that I can be sure it will really work!Considering the money charged for these (if you can find one, now), they're not very good on reliability, and they don't even look very realistic, due to the mechanism, if you get it working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebbspoke Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hi Folks, yeah - it's preposterous - NOWHERE can I find the precise dimensions of this device...How the blazes is one supposed to design it into a layout without knowing the relevant diameters Come to think of it... why are all the model railway track manufacturers so recalcitrant to offer dimension schematics of any of their products?Happy modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonvale Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Turntable Bridge Rail length 277mmTurntable Bridge diameter 280mmTurntable Unit diameter 382mm, motor housing bit extends a further 30mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I think the trouble is Hornby want it to appeal to children, so it sits on the top of the baseboard. Given improvements in modern stepper motor design and control with electronics, they might do well just improving what they already have. At least it would be quieter. Just buy a Heljan, expensive but good and incredibly quiet, they even give you a template to cut out the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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