CarolinaHST

I see more than one throttle on screen for tablets has been requested however even simpler: Could you please create a way to link two decoders together for power and dummy car operation? For instance, in the case of the beloved HST, I would like to be able to control sound and direction on both units with just one control screen. I would imagine some sort of link or profile could be made where two decoders respond to one set of commands? Cheers

So has anyone figured out how to run two locomotives with one throttle yet? An ability to consist? I don't care about controlling two powered locomotives just one powered and one dummy but still want them to make the same noises and not have to switch back and forth. Class 43 HSTs for those wondering what locomotives I am referring to. I am so thrilled to hear a pair of Valentas take off again. I miss this so much from my childhood. Cheers

I’ve fitted HM7000 decoders into the following locos: ”fag packet” class 43 set with 21-pin and Valenta sound profile FGW Dynamic Lines class 43 set with 8-pin + sound and MTU sound profile GWR 800003 class 800 set with 8-pin + sound and Class 73 sound profile All three sets fit wonderfully. The class 800 buzzes until >50% throttle with or without sound. Thinking CV9 needs to be adjusted to figure out the optimum frequency for the motor. It ran much better on higher frequency with an HM6000. Unfortunately CV9 is unavailable in the HMDCC app and I don’t have another controller. Curious to see if the problem is solved when the class 800 profile is released.

It seems this would be the case. What is strange to me, is nothing else flickers but the directional lights. So I have isolated the powercar and checked amperage draw. Even under sudden load with "peak" turned on, I am getting no more than 0.3 amps pulled from the controller. At this point, I'm pulling the model apart to see if there is something out of place. I disconnected the rear bogie from the board (connector) and the problem did not change so now I'm on to isolating the front bogie to run off the rear and eliminate the possibility of pickup issues. Does this sound the right direction? Cheers Edit: So I have taken the whole thing apart, I've checked the pickups, cleaned the axles (had a bit of lint), checked the connections to the board, removed and cleaned the board (found some grime from assembly maybe?), rearranged the wires as some were slightly pinched during original assembly and I have no change. I've done everything I can think of without testing each component on the board. At this point is it safe to say the board or light module may be at fault? Cheers.

I am worried it is some sort of short. What is strange to me is that the interior lights stay on constant without flickering but the directional lights flicker and go out as throttle increases. The loco seems to run just fine other than the directional lights flickering. "Another possibility that occurs to me (particularly with your reference to slow speed working ok including lights, but problems as soon as speed is increased)... Might your controllers be cutting out due to overload protection? If the motor/gears are not meshing correctly or have a fault, the motor could be drawing an unusually high amount of current in order to move and therefore overloading the controllers at higher speed." I am going to check the total amperage draw this evening when I get a chance. The Kato controller power supply is rated for 1.5A at 13.5V so if the power car alone is clipping the controller, it seems there is a decent problem. I am not sure what DCC chips are capable of, but I don't expect it is much more than that if at all. I have ordered a set of HM7000 R7336 8-pin decoders for the set but don't want to install them till this is resolved. The set is still under Hornby's original factory warranty. I'll update once I do some checks as recommended. Cheers

Hello fellow hobbyists. I am hoping to find some advice about a Class 800 R3609 set I purchased in August of 2022. I have not been able to run the set much as I am building a large garden railway and do not have a specific layout to run it on until now. I have run it with a Hornby HM6000 and now a Kato 22-018 analog controller. With the HM6000, on brand new track, I continually get a short message and have to reset the controller and apply throttle slowly to get it to run without triggering the short message. I assumed the controller was being difficult so I waited to get another analog controller to test. I purchased the Kato controller with a train set and tried it using it with brand new Kato HO Unitrack and the set runs nicely except, the front and rear lights flicker and go out as speed/power increases. I removed the powered car and the dummy's lights do not flicker in either direction. When I add in the powered car or use only the powered car, the lights flicker and go out as the speed increases. Has anyone experienced such a thing before with a Hornby set? I would take the set back to the shop I purchased it through however, I am in the States and shipping is not cheap. Any help or advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance.