Jeff Mennell Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Just arrived......in time for having a go at mending my UK Elite. /media/tinymce_upload/a60a53ab4664e5b2fb105666cc3be305.JPGWhat is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjb1961 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 A HORNBY r2688 70th anniversary Ltd edition of HORNBY dublo Sir Nigel Gresley A4 in garter blue in that very nice HORNBY dublo style box ,,,described as new ,never been run etc ,,won for £97.00 plus post ,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 @Jeff MennellWhat is it ?.It's a temperature controlled hot air reflow station. These are specialist soldering tools for printed circuit boards. Instead of a traditional soldering iron to solder multi-pin components, IC's for example, you place a special type of soldering paste on the PCB connection tabs, rest a SMD (Surface Mounted Device) onto the pasted connection points. Then the hot air from the station melts the paste and solders all the pins in one go. It's other use is to allow multi-pin components to have all their pins de-soldered at the same time to aid easy and efficient removal from the PCB they are soldered to..It is based upon the technology used in factories that make electronic component boards. If you look at any modern circuit board, you will find that 97% of the components on it are SMD ones. A robotic machine places a squirt of paste on the PCB connection points, then picks and places all the individual SMD components in their places. The solder paste acts temporarily like a glue to hold the SMD components in place and stops them moving. The board then goes through a temperature controlled air chamber where the paste is activated by the heated air to melt and solder the components in place en-mass..They also make excellent hot air guns for shrinking 'heat shrink tubing' too..I haven't got one in my electronics soldering kit tool box, but I am familiar with what they are..PS - I have been looking at this bit of kit (it's on my desirable wish-list). It is as close as one can get to the factory manufacturing process at home. However at 2,000 euros I would have to have a Premium Bond win before I would actually buy one. The demonstration video on the home page does however give an example in principle of the application of the paste and the robotic placing of components (later section of the video from time-stamp 6 minutes onwards)..https://cirqoid.com/.This additional URL link, just included for anybody who is interested to learn more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nice to see a few photos on this thread, Gents. Keep it up. Brings the message to life. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 x3 Hornby Green 4 Wheel Coaches (Custom Painted) x1 Hornby Green Cattle Wagon (Custom Painted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 6 more Bachmann china clay wagons from eBay. 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 6 more Bachmann china clay wagons from eBay. 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 ...And 6 Bachmann China Clay Wasgon's = 6 smiley faces (Well, you're end, anyway!)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 x1 Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R109 Brake Van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hornby J15. It is an absolute beauty. /media/tinymce_upload/5f0cb8dd6ee99e3bf6ffacf0573e96b7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 @WTD Nice, really nice.They run a real one on the North Norfolk heritage line.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Please could psot more pictures of your layout, WTD? It looks good! I would love to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Sorry Jacob it has taken me two days and about 60 attempts to get the picture of the J15 on here. I'll have a go later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Please try your best to post pictures and please try and post more pictures. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Trouble is I have pictures of the layout on my ipad but it says they're the wrong type of picture when I try to download them. There's plenty on the Model Railway Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Rather than using your iPad to take the pictures, how about you use a camera, upload them to a computer, throw the USB port and then find the pictures in your 'Libaries' to post them on the forum instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I can do that but can't be bothered to switch on the laptop. Like I said I posted lots of layout pictures on the other forum. I'll have a go when we get back from Holland next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 What do you mean by "the other forum", WTD? Which forum is that? Enjoy you're holiday! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 This might work. If it does you can look at all my pictures by selecting previous or next. http://modelrailwayforum.co.uk/album.php?albumid=61&pictureid=1403 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Ah, I see which fourm you mean now, however, I have neverd of that forum before and I have never used it. I don't know if that did work as how you intendid it to. The hyperlink was for the log in page. EDIT:It looks as if you have to have an account on that forum, to view the threads. I haven't clue what to do now! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Oh well never mind. Excellent forum to discuss any type of model railways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 What about a Thomas & Friends themed layout, like mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Everything to do with model railways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 So Thomas as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Everything related to model railways including wiring, baseboard contruction, kit building, power tools, DC, DCC, N O OO Z 009 gauge and everything in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Cool! Sounds good! Looks like I must check it out, but it's a waste of time to set an account up, if I decide I don't like and/or don't want to use my account on the forum. The general public should be able to read the threads, but can inly comment with a registered account, like this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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