Re: Point motors
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:20 pm
Others say that the surface mounted point motors are notoriously difficult to fit accurately in position. Could take a lot of trail and error to get them fitted.
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AndyCott wrote:Quick update, The surface mounted point motors work perfecf when not attatched to the track![]()
AndyCott wrote:Quick update, The surface mounted point motors work perfecf when not attatched to the track![]()
poliss wrote:WD-40 should never be used on anything model railways. It dries up quickly and leaves a yukky residue. Use lubricants especially designed for model railway use.
AndyCott wrote:poliss wrote:WD-40 should never be used on anything model railways. It dries up quickly and leaves a yukky residue. Use lubricants especially designed for model railway use.
Oops, I'll clean up then and get some model railway lubricant then
Silver Surfer wrote:Preferably not your local Retailer who more than likely will be intent on selling product and not necessarily giving you best advice.
Silver Surfer wrote:Silver Surfer wrote:Preferably not your local Retailer who more than likely will be intent on selling product and not necessarily giving you best advice.
Mind you if it was the dealership I'm thinking of then it comes as no surprise as I had some really dodgy advice from them when I went DCC.
AndyCott wrote:They have always seemed OK with me when I have been in the shop.
Silver Surfer wrote:AndyCott wrote:They have always seemed OK with me when I have been in the shop.
Nice guys but look what rubbish you've finished up with as a result of their OK'ness. I bet you also paid top dollar for what you got as well !!!!
Take a tip from me (it's free and a result of about 50 years in railway modelling - yes I know, that statement just makes me old but, hopefully, wiser)
Tip: Stay away from this manufacturer's electronic and electrical gear - and I don't care what Andy or his cronies tell you as they're paid to inform you that the products they sell are the beez neez - but they're really not fit for purpose. The makers have now had three goes at DCC type systems/controllers, Zero1, Select and Elite, still can't get it right and all three of them are absolute dross compared to the serious contenders out there.
Unfortunately for you, me and everyone else, they have a name that was once a proud symbol in the model/modelling field, but they've had so much bad press over a ten or fifteen year period during which time they consistently got it wrong, that newcomers to the hobby are still drawn to the name and suffer as a result.
If you heed my advice (your choice entirely) you'll begin to enjoy the hobby much more and won't spend anywhere near as much time buggering about trying to get it all to work properly and also, be able to sit back and chuckle when you remember the bad old times when you used their kit and a Newbie comes on bemoaning their products.
For what it's worth, I know another dealer in the City who supposedly sells this make of equipment but, he's had so many complaints about their electronics kit, he simply refuses to stock it anymore and refers anyone with a complaint etc back to the manufacturer.
Roger(RJ)
I didn't want to name names, but now you mention it.....
Mike