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My Lenz LZV100 command station has a facility to connect up emergency stop switches by wiring them across the E and M terminals. For the lift-up flap I have fitted a push-to-break push-button switch (same type as fitted to fridges to turn the interior light off when you close the door). So lifting t...

Supplying 4A of power to a layout of this size via a single feed is likely to cause serious problems. What you are seeing by "reduced power" is voltage drop at locations furthest from the feed. The risk is that when you get a short at these locations due to voltage drop, the Select does no...

I would also recommend you check your DCC wiring is up to managing a 5-amp load. Easy way is to do the coin test - ie use a coin/piece of wire to trigger DCC shorts at various places in the track and make sure the DCC command station trips out immediately. If it doesn't then you may need to beef up ...

The Zimo MX600R would be an ideal replacement for the R8249. I would suggest investing in one and see what difference it makes.

If your layout has a double-track section, it can be useful to place the locos side-by-side there so that you can see how they run when in a double header, and make small adjustments to CVs until they are properly speed-matched.

Pretty certain it's just screw-fitted to the front pony truck. You will have to remove the truck to get at the screw to do this.

If you are using automation, and want to fit resistors for track circuiting, then doing that on these coaches is a doddle.

These older motors are quite power-hungry. The Hornby R8249 decoder is only rated at 0.5A and has no short circuit or overload protection. I would recommend a better decoder such as the Lenz Standard+ that is rated at a full 1A and also has short circuit protection. An alternative would be the Zimo ...

The topic has been covered a few times on another forum (RMWeb), eg https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/157365-peco-small-y-electrofrog-normal-y-point/&tab=comments#comment-4084991 This topic also contains links to some other threads on the topic too. Basically you have to modify ...

Well I am flabbergasted, you can buy this for about £24.99 - £ 29.99, just look at this price. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Hornby-R8508-Skaledale-Hubbards-Hill-Mill/254488943357?hash=item3b40b91afd:g:qHkAAOSwk09eJ3kX I suspect most of these £1000 items are just placeholders - he doesn't actuall...

I would simply remove the excess - did that on one of mine and simply used a cotton wool bud to do that. You need to leave a sufficient amount in to keep the gears lubricated. The sound does seem like the gears rattling. Perhaps try using the cotton wool bud to extract the excess and smear it over t...

It's a while since I worked on mine, but I believe you are correct - it is a tight clip-fit.

OK, useful answer, almost certainly drag in the gear train that takes the drive from the worm connected directly to the motor shaft, down to the axles in the bogie. (It should coast smoothly and quietly the best part of a metre, if that part of the mechanism is OK.) Now the crunch question: have yo...

If you search for "memory wire" on Ebay you get nearly 800 hits ...

Absolute bargain ,4 lengths of peco flexi ,brand new never used ,,bargain at £125.99 ,if you are interested then search ,,goldfishinovations,,on eBay :roll: Being as the listing shows 124 sold, I assume the seller is out of stock and hence set the price this high to deter buyers till he has more st...