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Hornby M7 Class: Repair Problems


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Hi everyone,
When I was prepering to pin all my track to my board I encountered a problem with my Hornby Class M7. The back wheels have snapped away from the wiresand have fallen of the main body.
Can this be fixed by soldering the wires back onto
the contaces on the wheels or does it need a more serious repair job.

Please Helps,

Jacob
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If you can take the body off the chassis this would give you better access to see just what has happened. Clearly the attachment of the rear bogie must have been damaged in some way unless a screw has dropped out. Soldering wires on to contacts is always

a very tricky operation as you must not interfere with the resilience of the contacts.

I don't know how skilled you are with a soldering iron. If you can replace components in a printed circuit board then you probably would be able to do this.

However

it would otherwise seem to be advisable to contact the Hornby Service team and ask them directly. Or you can do as I do and go to your local model shop and ask if they do a repair service. I use "Signals" at Midsomer Norton in North East Somerset.

If

you send the loco away to Hornby or whatever you must pack it very securely in proper shock absorbing material and make a good job of your parcel. Start with the original box. It is designed for the purpose. But should then be enclosed in material to prevent

crushing or bending when being "chucked around" in the sorting office.
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Hi the ferret,
I don't have a soldering iron at home but I have used one at school in the making of a doorbuzzer but the work was a bit tatty.
I have a very helpfull model shop called millemium models who DCC'd my turntable. The first time the soldering

was not that good and came away but they did fix it for free and that has luckly not yet come away yet. So I think I might send it to them as it would avoid pertenshal damage when it get's 'chucked' around in the sorting office.

Thanks for the Help,

Jacob
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Hi WTD

Inferring, nothinjg. A direct statement, more like.

They are only thrown when someone was available to catch them. Jacob knows I wouldn't lie (He's still young and niave). Check your e-mails and give me your verdict

walkingthedog

said:Hi Jacob, Postman Prat won't like you inferring that parcels are chucked around the sorting office. I'm sure he'll insist they're passed politely from postman to postman!!!!And if you believe that, you'll believe anything!
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walkingthedog said:Hi Jacob, Postman Prat won't like you inferring that parcels are chucked around the sorting office. I'm sure he'll insist they're passed politely from postman to postman!!!!And if you believe that, you'll believe anything!

I

don't belive the bottem line but I don't thnik they are launched from one side of the Sorting office to the other!!!.
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bocaj said:Hi everyone,When I was prepering to pin all my track to my board I encountered a problem with my Hornby Class M7. The back wheels have snapped away from the wiresand have fallen of the main body. Can this be fixed by soldering the wires back
onto
the contaces on the wheels or does it need a more serious repair job.Please Helps,Jacob
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From Denis (Selseybill)
I have constantly had irritating troubles with my M7. It has been to hornby once to be realligned as it was crabbing.
Recently the rear bogie dropped away on my model. When guided on how to remove the body i discovered that

there is a simple rubbery bush that fits over the spigot of the bogie. This holds it in place and mine had simply come off the end of the spigot. Just replace it if yours has come off which it must have done if the bogie has dropped down. Unfortunate about

the leads, you should be able to carefully resolder them to where they came from.
To remove the body there are two screws one visible thro the rear coupling, the front one is hidden under the coupling, and to reveal it you need to carefully prise thefront

coupling offincluding the little dovetail retainer.
Hope this helps you.
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