I'm considering buying my friend a Hornby HM2000 Because he uses 2 Hornby Silver controllers for his layout, he has alot of Ringfield motor models and And vintage models from the 60s/70s. Can he use the HM2000 on these old beauty's or will it ruin them.
Also I'm worried about current it puts out during a short circuit and I've heard it has slow short circuit cut out.
HM2000 on Ringfield motors
HM2000 on Ringfield motors
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Re: HM2000 on Ringfield motors
HM2000 is not a high powered controller.
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Re: HM2000 on Ringfield motors
Sorry I meant HM2000Roger (RJ) wrote:HM200 is not a high powered controller.
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Re: HM2000 on Ringfield motors
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Re: HM2000 on Ringfield motors
I would be far more concerned about the track output current of the HM2000, which is stated as being just 550milliamp each. This is possibly boarding on what a Ringfield may require and at best it is a woefully low output current. Most "Quality" DC controllers output at least 1.0 Amp (1000 milliamp).Someone wrote:I'm considering buying my friend a Hornby HM2000 Because he uses 2 Hornby Silver controllers for his layout, he has alot of Ringfield motor models and And vintage models from the 60s/70s. Can he use the HM2000 on these old beauty's or will it ruin them.
Also I'm worried about current it puts out during a short circuit and I've heard it has slow short circuit cut out.
IMO I would avoid this controller and look at something from Gaugemaster or Morley.
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Re: HM2000 on Ringfield motors
I've got one and always found it worked well enough. It dates from the turn of the century so ringfield motors were very common. It's always handled just about anything I've thrown at it, including some ancient Tri-ang motors. But yes, there are better alternatives out there.
The accessory output is pretty useless though- only 400mA shared between the AC and DC outputs. Just about enough for some LEDs but not much else.
The accessory output is pretty useless though- only 400mA shared between the AC and DC outputs. Just about enough for some LEDs but not much else.