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- Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:06 am
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: Point motors
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7880
Re: Point motors
Quick update, The surface mounted point motors work perfecf when not attatched to the track :? :? There are faulty Surface Mounted motors around as i got a faulty one. It works on its own but isn't strong enough to power the point. The best thing to do is take it back to the shop and buy a peco sur...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Andrew's garage layout - Hookstoke Junction
- Replies: 122
- Views: 33184
Re: Andrew's garage layout - Hookstoke Junction
UPDATE TIME!!!!
Painting of the road has now started and the scatter is ready to go down. I'll put pictures up once more work is done (hopefully soon)
Andrew
Painting of the road has now started and the scatter is ready to go down. I'll put pictures up once more work is done (hopefully soon)
Andrew
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:12 am
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: what cable for soldering to track?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4610
Re: what cable for soldering to track?
If you are interested, I've found some suitable leaded solder with flux that doesn't need cleaning. Leaded Solder
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:41 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Locomotive depot N
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2737
Re: Locomotive depot N
That locomotive shed/depot looks as though it needs to be on a layout . Is the light coming from the shed a Yellow LED or is it a bulb?
Andrew
Andrew
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:35 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: Extremly anoying 00 Gauge problem
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4567
Re: Extremly anoying 00 Gauge problem
Make sure that the controller is plugged into the power clip and that is plugged into the track, preferably in a curve that is away from the points and is not trapped by points. If you've checked these, make sure there isn't a bit of metal on the track as it would short the controller instantly. And...
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:17 am
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: HORNBY skalelighting PROBLEMS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2538
Re: HORNBY skalelighting PROBLEMS
Actually it is 16 volts ac.Flashbang wrote:You could use a 12 volt PSU such as the Hornby C990 which will allow 0.8Amp (800ma)
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: Road Surfaces
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10639
Re: Road Surfaces
what about the scalescenes roads??? that way you can have as many as you want.
Andrew
Andrew
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: HORNBY skalelighting PROBLEMS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2538
Re: HORNBY skalelighting PROBLEMS
i don't think it will short out the select as the power strip has an onboard fuse, if it does short it out, use a seperate power supply of about 16volts dc (like a hornby older train controller and transformer) or get a hornby 4amp power supply for the select.
Andrew
Andrew
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:53 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: hornby surface mounted point motor
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8771
Re: hornby surface mounted point motor
i think it is about 1/0.2 wire in the point motors as it kept slipping out of my terminal block. The 7/0.2 wire stays in fine.
Andrew
Andrew
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:04 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: hornby surface mounted point motor
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8771
Re: hornby surface mounted point motor
I thought that i should point out that the attached wires on the hornby surface mounted point motors aren't as thick as 7/0.2 wire. it is much much thinner. On the normal point motors, they are 7/0.2 to 16/0.2
Andrew
Andrew
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:16 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: Senic lighting help.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3655
Re: Senic lighting help.
Maplins is a good source of LEDs, the lucky bags are quite good, but it will be better for you to get the velleman value pack as the LEDs are the same
http://www.maplin.co.uk
Andrew
http://www.maplin.co.uk
Andrew
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:05 pm
- Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
- Topic: hornby percy and toby dying?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4743
Re: hornby percy and toby dying?
Lets just hope this time they've got the scale right.daleks04 wrote:and toby at the end of august, could he have possibly gone for soem work done to him or a re-model??
Andrew
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:19 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: Senic lighting help.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3655
Re: Senic lighting help.
Actually LEDs run on dc, if you want to run them on ac, you'll have to put a diode in series with it before the resistor to make it dc. Remember, on dc, the short leg goes to the " - " and the longer leg goes to the " + "terminal. Andrew This is not always the case.... some of t...
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:39 am
- Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
- Topic: Help Needed, Lima GWR Small Prairie Parts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2133
Re: Help Needed, Lima GWR Small Prairie Parts
new railway modellers do spare parts like gears, motors, buffers, etc. Try them if you can't get them locally. Website NRM Shop spares
Andrew
Andrew
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:25 am
- Forum: Electrical & Electronics
- Topic: Senic lighting help.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3655
Re: Senic lighting help.
Actually LEDs run on dc, if you want to run them on ac, you'll have to put a diode in series with it before the resistor to make it dc. Remember, on dc, the short leg goes to the "-" and the longer leg goes to the "+"terminal.
Andrew
Andrew