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mezzoman253 started following Warning from McAfee (scam) , lima buffers , Wiring Peco code 100 three way electrofrog point and changing the direction in the right order and 6 others
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60 years ago there was no legal requirement for equipment to have suppression, although the effects were known, and, to a greater extent, equipment did have it fitted. 20 or so years ago the Legal requirement to have it fitted was introduced. Hence all the gubbins round the motor. Also electronic equipment it better protected from interference now. It has to legally conform to standards that allow it to work under certain levels interference AND not produce interference above certain levels. Unfortunately many imported products do not conform to these standards. Mainly cheap knock offs and Far Eastern imports. The main issue, in the modelling world, lies with DC or DCC ready loco's, they need suppression components. If DCC fitted or retro fitted, the decoder takes care of that (onboard components).
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This may help, although it's for a DCC conversion. https://loco-updates.uk/oldclass-158-01/index.htm Rob
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Where did you start spotting railways
mezzoman253 replied to lmsforever's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
It was 1958 and a school friend suggested going to Romford one evening to see the "Hook Continental". At the time I had no idea what that was, but it seemed like a good idea, so I went along. The rest is history. In the picture you can see a footbridge over the GE main line. This is where we went that evening and many, many times after. We'd stand on the wall and hold on to the railings to watch the trains go by. I still go there if in the area with time to kill. It still smells the same, ingrained smoke. -
The listing picture shows a Pullman coach named "Amethyst". Looks like the vendor either though that was the colour, and/or the word got truncated in the listing. Rob
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BIG SUNSPOT ALERT: Sunspot AR3529 is still growing, quadrupling in size since Tuesday. This 48-hour movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows its rapid development: The animation is here https://www.spaceweather.com/ With two primary dark cores twice the size of Earth, AR3529 is an easy target for solar filtered telescopes. You can even see it through eclipse glasses--no magnification required. Of greater interest is the sunspot's 'delta-class' magnetic field. Within the sunspot + and - magnetic polarities are pressing together. Magnetic re-connection could produce an X-class solar flare. Any eruptions today will be Earth-directed, as the sunspot is almost directly facing Earth.
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“Merry Christmas” to All
mezzoman253 replied to Right Away's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
I couldn't find a Xmas card thread, so have put it here instead. Now moved here https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/183368-christmas-greetings-2023/#comment-5375282 Have a peaceful festive period and a happy and healthy New Year for 2024. Rob -
How realistic are your models? Photo challenge.
mezzoman253 replied to Pugsley's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
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How realistic are your models? Photo challenge.
mezzoman253 replied to Pugsley's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
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How realistic are your models? Photo challenge.
mezzoman253 replied to Pugsley's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
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A long while since anything done on the layout, although there have been several alterations, but none really successful. The shed that houses the layout will soon have a 6' extension to one end(to the left of the existing layout) and this will allow longer trains to be run, including 3 car and combi DMU's , plus freight and engineering trains. I'm trying to upload the original pictures, however I renamed many and it's difficult to find the exact picture to replace the original. Those that are obvious will be replaced in time. I'll probably start another topic when things get moving again with some of the old pic's and then the new build. Burnt Mills Mk2, if you will. Rob
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The MPC5/0 doesn't feature on their product pages. https://allcomponentsltd.co.uk/collections/on-track-power-controlllers-transformers
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Hi, Their website has a page for contact, maybe you could ask them what the components are? https://allcomponentsltd.co.uk/pages/contact-us
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Does anyone actually buy this type of stuff?