Class_of.66 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Hi I have a raifreight version class 08 shunter with sound, I love this model but its prone to sound dropouts,suggesting connectivity issues.I want to improve the pickups by placing small tension springs to ensure constant contact and possibly adding a bit of lead weight inside etc.Has anyone any tips on improving the contacts to the wheels,to avoid these dropouts? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetmanUK Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I too have one of these temperamental models. Everything about it seems hit-or-miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, sometimes it runs well, then stops for no apparent reason and the sounds just make it worse. I'm not sure that I want to fit a staying alive device to a pre-fitted decoder, especially as the issues are, in my experience, considerable. Are there any other solutions out there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFM Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I noticed with mine that loco would run fine with sound off so I gradually decreased sound volume until loco was running ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class_of.66 Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys, just out of curiosity has anyone used the esu stay alive power pack,which complements the installed sound chip on the loco? any experience of this item? cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetmanUK Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I too have one of these temperamental models. Everything about it seems hit-or-miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes not, sometimes it runs well, then stops for no apparent reason and the sounds just make it worse. I'm not sure that I want to fit a staying alive device to a pre-fitted decoder, especially as the issues are, in my experience, considerable. Are there any other solutions out there ? Replying to my own question, I noticed that a thorough cleaning of a section of track gave much improved sound (after lowering the volume as well). Having purchased a CMX track cleaner and run it around my layout a few times - result: perfect sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I have a Hornby R2977XS Class 08 D3511 which has had its sound reblown by Howes. It has also been fitted with functioning cab and directional lights. I don't seem to have had trouble with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys, just out of curiosity has anyone used the esu stay alive power pack,which complements the installed sound chip on the loco? any experience of this item? cheers. I have a Class 08 shunter, and it's the only one of my locos which has a stay-alive installed. I can achieve extremely realistic slow speed shunting operations over points. The rare times I have a problem is when I intentionally stop the loco, and it just happens to stop on a dirty bit of track. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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