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    Another move

    in General Discussion

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    You would be well advised to get advice from a Builder concerning the size of the ceiling joists you would be walking on as they are not designed to carry any load. Also means of escape in case of emergency........HB

    loco decoder

    in Hornby DCC

    Posted

    @Brewman.........you are correct, the manual refers to Railcom® being enabled in order to read CVs although not all decoders are Railcom® equipped. I have never given it a thought before and never had to turn the Railcom® com feature on or off on any decoder..........HB


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    loco decoder

    in Hornby DCC

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    @Brewman......Decoders do not have to be Railcom® enabled in order to adjust CVs. That is just an additional protocol developed by Lenz which Hornby may utilise in the future such as in Loco Detection.......HB

    No room for decoder in loco

    in Hornby DCC

    Posted

    Hi Howbi,
    Was the Zimmo supplied with the little pouch or did you obtain/fabricate that separately................

     

     

    Hi Stephen.......yes the decoder was pre-fitted with the sleeve so, presumably, Zimo have tested it regarding heat dissipation. The decoder is MX600R, £20.........HB

    Oxford Adams Radial Problems

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Jimbo......your poor running may a pick-up problem. Obviously the two driving axles have pick-ups but the two small wheels on the rear axle under the cab also have pick-ups and the cleanliness of the backs of the flanges is easily overlooked. So perhaps a rub with some IPA on a cotton bud would be worthwhile..........HB

    Locos stalling on points

    in Hornby DCC

    Posted

    @Brian........It is important with new locos to run them in, ideally on a rolling road, about 30 minutes in each direction to free up the mechanisms which improves the slow speed running especially over the points. The real benefit of the Peco point compared to Hornby is the length of the plastic frog - it is a tad shorter.

    However, it is rarely mentioned that on the 3 axle chassis crossing a point there are at least 5 wheels touching the railhead, 3 on one side and 2 on the frog side so really, as all the wheels have pickups, there should be no stalling but in reality there is. In my experience I found a great improvement by pinning the center of the point as advised by Chrissaf.

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    TTS Flying Scotsman

    in Hornby DCC

    Posted

    This is the Flying Scotsman from the R1167 set with a basic decoder fitted. The TTS decoder is slightly larger which is not a problem as it will easily fit in the smokebox space but precise measurement will be required to get a 'sugar cube' speaker to fit.

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    My BIG Model Railway Move...!!!

    in General Discussion

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    The loft in JJ's cottage is in effect the fourth floor where the Building Regs and Means of Escape become much stricter. An independent fireproof staircase would have to be constructed outside the existing which would be cost prohibitive.

    So best forget the loft, JJ, and stick to your bedroom conversion to Train Room. sunglasses

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