terryj

i have added play store onto my fire tablet and installed the app on there no chips to try it on yet but would be the cheapest tablet to use i think just the agro of installing play store

thanks ,confused me as the app mentioned bluetooth connection etc will just have to use any chips i get as normal dcc untill the app if ever ps i brought the grundig 2000 recorder but then i also brought the atari computer systems both the xl and the st versions

i am a bit confused on this android version post ,i have no chips to try yet was about to buy but i have downloaded the android version off play store to my samsung s20 fe phone is it a case of i cant download sounds yet

you could get dozens of different answers to this question as we all prefer the one we use ,as per previous answer you need to go and try several out and see which suits you and your needs. for what its worth i love my roco z21 as i can use any pad or phone to control it,but if you want the feel of using a dial to turn then it would be of no use to you

bit of a late reply but i had this when i plugged in the power supplies the wrong way round ie modem into z21 and z21 power into modem so the z21 is very particular as to power feed

re the first post i believe hattons now have class 37 tts decoders https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/siteresults.aspx?searchfield=tts sound&sort=5&pageid=1

that was my next thought ,one of the driving cogs seems to be deeper into the body than the other so will look for a small washer to bring it into line

yes taken the gears into account and made sure it was true all the way around

brought a Dapol class56 off evil bay ran but derailed in places set the back to back to 14.5mm using a gauge and now the gears do not mesh correctly is there a cure for this or do i have to just close the wheels back together untill they do mesh and hope for the best on derailing

bushes are rock solid as in can not remove but it runs so bad may just use brute force and ignorance to get them out ebay bagain ? so cant return

i just use these on my lima diesels wire pad to pad so i pick up on each wheel and then a wire to the motor connection https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/pickup-wiper-12-pack/

i have one dcc fitted and it will not even go around curves never mind over points it seems to rock on the 2 driving wheels opened the bottom up and there are brass bushes set into the chassis and the axles run through them so no way of adjusting anything unless i attack the chassis with a dremmel

i have gone for the z21 grandson has one pad to control his train i have a pad or phone to control mine plus if i see anything going wrong i just hit the stop button and everything stops poins are dc through a control panel which i control

i read the instructions on here for making the applicator on here and on visiting asda for the bits i found they do a soup mug with clip on top that also has a built in handle so just posted this in case anyone else is thinking of making one

just in case anyone else is as stupid as me dont mix up your power supplies for the z21 and router if you do you will get a flashing red light as if you have a short ripped out half of the new wiring i had just done until i tried the 21 on its own and still had the red light phoned manchester model center and a very helpful man there pointed me in the right direction