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Hi, how did you / do you stop the motor running, is it a case of snipping a wire from the decoder, I'd still want the lights etc to work, just not the motor, I'll disconnect the gears, and tow around with an MLV / Cep etc, I'll multi up with these.. many thanks Matt

Right given up, both locos (47484 & 526) neither work with either of the two chips, sending chips back. Both locos work fine on analogue with the blanking plates in. I’ve soft cleared both chips and reset the cv’s to factory and the issue is the same as before. Odd that 484 worked for 2 minutes then stopped when I screwed the body on!

Hi, these are 36-570B, have got movement, managed to get cv29 to 38 and found that cv 3 and 4 at the default setting of 45 and 50 meant it crept along then took ages to slow, so changed these to 5, much better - worked both directions as expected and was zooming around, have put the body back on and now loco dead again! Having spent hours on what should be plug and play, highly tempted to send the loco back to Cornwall and the chip back to Sheffield. thanks for your help with this one and all.

its a Digitrax, it changes it itself, the number changes to something different if I put in a different 4 digit code. I'll try and adjust. thanks

Hi I’ve completed, I think, a reset on both Plux22 decoders - I followed your advice and got one to respond to AD2 address (set to 0008) and the loco slowly picked up speed to full power but would not respond to any input. The other decoder would not even do that. I’ve tested the loco on DC and its run ok. At a loss now and will send the decoders back to the vendor, maybe they can test them. thanks for your help Matt

Yes sorry that was a typo, have changed it to AD4...

Hello, I've just bought two Bachmann Plux22 decoders to go into two Bachmann 47's. I'm using a Digitrax DT602. With everything else, I place on the programming track, change AD4 to the code I want and off they go. I'm having an issue with these two Plux22 in that I can't get the loco to move, I have followed the exact same process as usual - is there some other dark art to these that I'm missing, these are the first of these I've had to use. Note both decoders have been tried and neither work. Screen shot of the DT602.

Thank you - will have a look later in the week when back home!

Hi - the ones i used to see were the Hoo Junction - Betteshanger (originated Toton) and were pairs of 33’s until about 1988/89 then class 56’s after that, used to recess at Sittingbourne until about 0850, later that day returned via Ashford..I used to leg from the station at Sittingbourne on the way to school to watch them depart..

Ok thank you, I’ll research what that is and assume its an easy fix at home?

Hello, I have 56023 and what a stunning model it is, looks and sounds great. One issue I have is hauling capability. I have a rake of 29 Hornby HAA’s, the high detailed versions, and prior to the arrival of the 56, a single Heljan class 33 was utilised to haul the combo out of the storage sidings, up a curving ramp to the helix and up the helix and away. The 33 is a non sound loco. I also use Bachmann 47’s on it now and again but being a Kent modeller, 33’s were the staple traction, until replaced by 56’s…. Anyway, the Heljan 33 will haul all 29 up the Helix and if allowed will just get faster and faster, the Cavalex 56 does not even get the train up the approach ramp. I have reduced the formation by single wagons over multiple tests, it sits there screaming and wheels spinning with 19 wagons at which point I gave up. Has anyone else tried the Cavalex 56 with a challenging trains on a hilly layout? I’d have expected it to handle it no problem. I have not tried it without sound yet, would that affect power delivery? thanks Matt

Really sad news for the staff. Have used Hattons in the past many times. But...they are one of the original 'box shifters' - buy in bulk, knock em out cheap and quick..maybe had favour with the manufacturers in their ability to take and shift stock. This may have came at a cost to the myriad of smaller high street model shops. Maybe when they have wound up those that used them will find a more local model shop to order their supplies in from, might cost a little more and take a day extra to get to you but, the independents are most likely, really struggling right now.

I'll be ordering a Jaffa cep...then maybe a blue grey later, then I'll wait for the box shifters to be flogging then off at £89 like they did with the first lot back in 2011!

Quite a bit of progress lately, the CCTV system (8 camera) for spying on the hidden storage sidings has been fitted and new monitor bolted to the wall, all tested and working - this should avoid spectacular pile ups! Work on the scenic level has been to go round fitting dummy sleepers where needed, as the result of hurried track laying, looks much better without the gaps, wish I'd taken a few minutes extra with each bit. Never mind. The raised scenic layer that hides some sidings and creates the cutting has been finessed with a jigsaw and paint brush, the sides of the deep cutting have been glued in place, the scenic retaining walls have been delivered and will be glued to this at some point. Photo shows the cutting walls being held in whilst the glue dries. The three hidden sidings to the right of the cutting have had IR dot LED's fitted so units shunted in there are stopped at the right place. More soon.

thanks all, have a new 73120 on the way and will try the repair method on the dodgy one, thank for your help, Matt