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They have some useful control knobs and some other bits for not too much. I notice that they are now repairing resistance mats on a exchange basis. Les

NGRM appears to be working again 😁. It's Christmas in Heaven.

Really, really not this time, but I'll report when there's some progress. Looking good at your end though. @auldreekie - great progress there too, looking really well. I've had the same with various types of pipe. Les

Hello fellow (temporary) refugees :) Good to see modelling under way, I've stuck some bits of cardboard together so nothing worth taking a photo of. Will see what today brings... Les

Many thanks to John and the team for a great show. This was our first time at York but hopefully not the last. Les & Leanne

We're all set and ready to run. This is our first time at York, so please come and say "hello" or at least point and laugh. Stand 68 on the first floor. Les

Same here, they always attract comment.

Very sorry to hear this. I hope that you can quickly move on from a very stressful time 🥰. Les

If you still have these, I could give them a good home. Les

If you still have these I can give them a loving, smoke free home :)

Hi, A bit of a random question - does anyone know the size of the machine screws used to hold H&M SM3 point motors together? Thanks in advance Les

Hi Stuart, No problem - input is 16v AC. To convert it to DC I used one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264940437804?hash=item3dafae412c:g:VDgAAOSwZzxgyVLF then used an LM7812 voltage regulator to give a steady 12v output. The rectifier above has an output of 22v DC from a 16v AC input, so a bit high :). The 12v DC output from the LM7812 then goes in to one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193312727515 which controls the voltage to the track. It has an "off" position on the pot. which is handy. The track output goes through a DPDT switch to reverse the polarity and give forward and reverse control. I got the bits from AliExpress - with a bit of a wait - for a good bit less than Ebay sellers want for them. This was however well pre Br%xit so import charges may well be a factor now. Hope this helps, Les

The ACME control panel for "Road Runner" Les

I believe there's one of those about somewhere too....

Because I could