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by Roger (RJ)
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
Topic: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Replies: 1633
Views: 376178

Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4

"The loco and tender use CSBs throughout."
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by Roger (RJ)
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Long nosed pliers - recommendations please
Replies: 1
Views: 73

Re: Long nosed pliers - recommendations please

If I was happy with the ones I had been using I would buy the same again.

Top brands are Lindström, Bahco, Wiha, Xuron etc
by Roger (RJ)
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Welcome / Terms And Conditions / Guest Book
Topic: All users Please Read *********************
Replies: 7
Views: 464

Re: All users Please Read *********************

Have you tried changing the security question? They seem to pass the answer around their friends.
by Roger (RJ)
Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: DCC Forum
Topic: What's Inside Keep Alive?
Replies: 5
Views: 424

Re: What's Inside Keep Alive?

Article about stay alives by Nigel Cliffe. Refers to stay alives in general, not specific to digitrax
https://www.2mm.org.uk/articles/DCC%20S ... index.html
by Roger (RJ)
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
Topic: Old Hornby apt motor coach help
Replies: 6
Views: 518

Re: Old Hornby apt motor coach help

Hopefully someone will be along soon ghat can help.
by Roger (RJ)
Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: Hornby - including Lima, Rivarossi, Jouef, Electrotren
Topic: Old Hornby apt motor coach help
Replies: 6
Views: 518

Re: Old Hornby apt motor coach help

Suggest this thread is moved to the Hornby section as it isn't really an electrical problem.

Now moved.
by Roger (RJ)
Tue May 30, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Masking Tape
Replies: 2
Views: 168

Re: Masking Tape

Tamiya is pretty good for all paints
by Roger (RJ)
Tue May 02, 2023 11:16 am
Forum: DCC Forum
Topic: DCC Decoders
Replies: 13
Views: 570

Re: DCC Decoders

A lot of my modern, super detail, models are fitted with the basic Hornby decoders and I'm happy with their performance. I have a couple of Older Bachmann decoders (36-553 & 36-554) which are ok but nothing special. Older models have Lenz or Zimo fitted which work well with older motors. I'll pr...
by Roger (RJ)
Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:17 pm
Forum: Real World Railways
Topic: Steam Engine Load Chains
Replies: 6
Views: 299

Re: Steam Engine Load Chains

It would almost certainly be sheeted over, so virtually no chains to be seen.
by Roger (RJ)
Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: Electrical & Electronics
Topic: lowest voltage that will move an OO loco
Replies: 37
Views: 2412

Re: lowest voltage that will move an OO loco

kebang wrote:................,
I've tested it and its outputting 18.3vac. Anyone have any idea if this will damage the controller?
It will be fine. The open circuit voltage that you are measuring will drop when it's connected.to the controller
by Roger (RJ)
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: DCC Forum
Topic: Hobby Trax "Farad Hey"
Replies: 4
Views: 368

Re: Hobby Trax "Farad Hey"

Says it will also work with the ordinary Hornby R8249 decoders

"Please note this will only work with Hornby 8 pin decoders R8249 and ALL the Hornby TTS modules. It is not compatible with the 6 pin decoder or those from any other manufacturer"
by Roger (RJ)
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: Hornby Dublo??
Replies: 12
Views: 363

Re: Hornby Dublo??

Supposed to be a premium product with metal bodies.
by Roger (RJ)
Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:32 am
Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
Topic: New Prototype Candidate.
Replies: 4
Views: 178

Re: New Prototype Candidate.

Oh yes! Very nice 8)
by Roger (RJ)
Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: New discoveries???
Topic: IDs
Replies: 6
Views: 915

Re: IDs

Ian Duncan Smith?