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Incidentally, I've informed the Mrs that Hattons are good for delivery times, should she venture onto the website looking for Christmas presents this year :roll: :lol: Instead of HOPING that your good lady MIGHT venture onto the website... MAKE IT YOUR HOMEPAGE...that way EVERY time you open your i...

Another bit of praise for hattons. Having ordered a loco at roughly 13:30 on Thursday, it turned up bright and early...Friday! Couldn't believe it, but certainly can't knock it that's for sure. Top marks. Incidentally, I've informed the Mrs that Hattons are good for delivery times, should she ventur...

Runs smoothly, but still noisier than expected in short. That makes gear tower tightness the most likely cause in my book, the motor has plenty enough torque to overcome the drag, you just get some extra mechanical noise from the gear train. I would want to fix that, but it does require a strip dow...

Well, the dcc decoder arrived. I installed it and gave the loco one hell of a good running session. Seems fine, very smooth but still not as quiet as my 37's

Thanks guys, but rest assured it's a completely separate DC track. Just a straight track and a controller.

I know not to use DCC for DC simulation/control. The motor is genuinely running noisy on DC control.

Hi Adam. You must have a big house if the garden goes all the way from Teeside to Norwich. :shock: :) Anyway. If you bought it new within the last week or two, why not give it a good run round on DC to see if it quietens down; they often do. If it's still noisy after an hour or two of gentle runnin...

Thank you for the response Bigmet, much appreciated.

I've got a dcc sound chip on order so we will see what happens then. Worth taking it to bits?

As I say, I doubt I'd be able to return it now, it's over a week since I purchased it.

Hi all, A little advice on this loco. I just bought one (although it is the right era, it's out of place with my stock, but I like it!) Now, I'm on DCC but don't have a chip for this as yet. However I have tested it on DC and boy is it loud when running. Is this normal? Probably to late to take it b...

Some interesting points folks thanks.

Well I've bitten the bullet, done a few sketches and started laying track.

Subject to change of course but I'm happy so far and have been taking photos so I'll update in a new thread some time soon.

stuartp wrote:For anyone who has tried to build one of CJF's more ... er ... dimensionally challenged plans, that could explain a lot !

I've looked, and contemplated ...

The tracks aren't yet down, so I'll certainly be opting for the underside method. As you say, they they will be virtually invisible.

Thanks for the hints and tips! I'll get cracking with some pics next week, as we are away this weekend!

Hi Guy,

Just had a very good and thorough read through your thread and I really enjoyed it. I've been looking for little ideas for my up coming TMD layout and this is certainly an inspiring one.

Top job

Thanks Flashbang, Much appreciate the advice. On consideration, I am quite happy that I should strip some of the insulation back and twist/solder the wires together. Onwards and upwards! So, taken that I now know what wiring I am going to use, is that 'it' ? Do I need anything else in there at all, ...

Hi Rog, the DCC equipment is the NCE Power cab, so is a 2 amp system. My layout is a moderate 8ft X 2ft end to end with a view to relocating the layout into a larger layout in the future (at which point I will re-wire the lot). The layout will be a TMD with not a great deal of points (DC control for...

Hi all,

Ok so I'm now thinking of what/how to wire my layout.

I'm just looking for a confirmation as to if I'm using the right wires for the job.

BUS wires @ 50/0.25mm and Dropper wires @ 16/0.2mm ?

What I am confused about is the type of snap lock connectors I can use?