Peachy Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Hello all you continental modellers, has anyone tried installing any of the HM7000 decoders in any of the international TT120 locos with any success?If you have could you list them here? Cheers 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I watched the HM7000 podcast - - and one of the issued raised was that in order to get the product more quickly, the HM7000 chips are slightly larger that what would be considered standard. To compensate for this, the TT120 models are designed to have extra space.I would not expect the Arnold models designed before HM7000 to have an extra allowance built in for these chips, but they may well still fit. I would suggest you contacted Hornby and asked. It would be helpful if they posted a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Jenny Kirk recently did a video of which locos she had that would accept a N18S decoder. A surprisingly wide range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 Jenny Kirk recently did a video of which locos she had that would accept a N18S decoder. A surprisingly wide range. Yes I saw she had fitted one easily into an N gauge diesel so I was hoping some of the larger modern units in the Arnold range might have enough space.As ellocoloco said, it would be useful if someone at Hornby looked into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 Just emailed Simon, he replied almost immediately and said he did believe that a few of the Arnold Loco’s could fit a hm7000 decoder and that he was going to investigate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulsanne88 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 I have just heard back from Hornby who have stated that they do not think that a 7000 decoder/speaker will fit into the De18 loco which is apparently due out in Q4 this yearFurther to what peachy said, it would be so useful to know what locos can be chipped not just those from Arnold but the Tillig , Roco and Piko ones tooi wish to purchase a tt continental loco , don’t really mind what era or company but I don’t want to spend £200 plus only to then find that I can’t chip it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulsanne88 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 I have just bitten the bullet and invested in a Tillig BR254 Krocodile loco According to the seller it has a NEM 662 interface which I understand is a next 18 decoder.Has anyone managed to fit this decoder to this loco and is there room for a speaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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