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  1. melmerby
    The TKcdu2 has 4x 35v 4700μF capacitors which I would've thought, should be enough to throw any solenoid. However 16vAC will give about 40% more DC volts at the caps.
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    Unfortunately they don't see too bothered what it looks like as long as they get the money. Just look at all the ghastly abominations quality collectables produced by Bradford Exchange.
  3. melmerby
    The DMM is perfectly capable or reading the voltage before the switch is operated. Is is usually quite a bit higher than 15 or 16 volts for reliable operation.
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    Trouble is, they would blow away in the wind.....🙂
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    Some of the later Black 5s had fixed electric lamps, they also had white discs for use during the day. One is the famous (4)4767 with outside Stephensons gear. There's a 1948 photo in Essery & Jenkinson's LMS locomotives taken at Preston with it carrying two discs in Express Passenger configuration.
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    I can see 6!😉
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    I would've done one years ago but unlikely now. not that steady any more.
  8. melmerby
    I went on a Cumbria Round Robin with my wife in 2018. Most Northern services were a 37 + Mk2 set, but they were due to be retired so the train was packed with enthusiasts*. However our train was topped & tailed with a couple of 68s, which had rather upset them. *They were a PITA as they had bagged every forward facing window seat, even though many seemed to be travelling together. I was rather glad they had their 37 bash thwarted.
  9. melmerby
    If you are rerasonably confident at soldering, the Plux & 21pin should be doable (they are the same form factor with the male & female reversed). The Next18 might be a challenge.
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    Looks like the City of Baltimore is pinning the responsibility for the damage firmly on the owners as the vessel was "unseaworthy" when it left port: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68883659
  11. melmerby
    I got it and still didn't think it was funny........☹️
  12. melmerby
    BTW MTC21, Next 18 & Plux decoders dont need a stayalive to be wired to the decoder itself, as the +ve & -ve connections are brought out to the connector terminals.
  13. melmerby
    I would've thought many other makes are cheaper than Hornby. Train-o-matic also make stay alives in a variety of sizes, or you could build your own.
  14. melmerby
    One from Deshler on VRF:
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    A nice IHB shorty at Blue Island just now:
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    Maybe Hornby think all Black 5s are like 5000 when first introduced. Lots of polished steel, includiung the wheel rims..
  17. melmerby
    Poor start to the season due to the wet. Onion & Shallot sets only recently planted in the raised beds. Some Toms & Sunflowers on the go as well, not much else happening and to add to the problems my back is playing up, so no "hard"work.
  18. melmerby
    Really? Firebox glow pathetic*, coupling+cams dodgy. I hope Hornby go more like Accurascale and less like Dapol, who are pretty good at cockups themselves. *let the decoder do it, not some unadjustble add on circuit, unless it is out of circuit when a decoder is used (include it on the DCC decoder blanking board?) (i'm basing my comments on the Mogul.)
  19. melmerby
    It's 1435mm, I thought there was some suggestion it was narrower track. Here's a view a short distance away (Cerisaie): Here's the other end of the stop:
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    I have duly sent Google my opinion of these changes. Why change somthing so that it removes a site's content from the page? e.g. under the Duluth Canal Cam there was a list of the other cams in the network with links. And a lot more All this has gone in the new version, I can't see the content providers being happy with a change like this.
  21. melmerby
    Wot? No elbow & knee pads?😁
  22. melmerby
    La'al Ratty.
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    Full timetable tomorrow by the look of it: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:GOS/2024-04-22/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt
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    Found it. Thanks for persevering. I have to change the view and then there is a scrolling bar which isn't obvious. It only appeared when I happened to move the mouse over it, else the bottom half of the options is not visible.
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    However on a PC (win 11) where YT hasn't been "updated" i get this: Looks like the option to complain has been removed on the new version. I shall have to investigate further.😃
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