Phil Traxson Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just now, Phil Traxson said: That's probably because I was running it too slowly, it does sound more like the real one as it speeds up. I was a bit wary of going too fast on a short layout and (almost) working the camera as well, it was my first attempt at this, hopefully I will improve with practice but there 's no guarantee. That clip is very useful in helping with more realistic operation, thanks very much for showing it, it also gives access to more of the same at the end of the clip which gives even more help. I was definitely trying to run too slowly. I'm pretty sure the recording the sound file was built from was from No 12, the whistle is definitely the same as the Cholsely and Wallingford clip. I'll perhaps have another go at recording the model, but wait until I have a decent video before I publish it! The rails are graphited, I'm a long time convert to this. I think the steady improvement in pick-up may well be down to the transfer of the graphite to the wheel treads as time goes on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted May 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2022 Has anyone running the DCC sound version of these fitted a stay alive? If so, which one did you fit, and where? Mine isn't happy on a couple of sections of the layout at slow speed, so I'm hoping that adding a stay alive may just help it when doing shunting etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fritz Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Frank Neubauer used a "SuperCapacitor" of YouChoos with 17.000 μF. https://forum.spurnull-magazin.de/thread/22848-britisch-spur-0-Dapol-sentinel-y3-vorstellung-teil-2-soundeinbau/?postID=166140#post166140 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted May 31, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2022 I got one from Richard at Road & Rails. It fits ok in the coal bunker. Cheers, Ade. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted March 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2023 How do you remove the blanking plug from the Dapol Y1 to fit a DCC chip? It’s taken me 3 years to get to this one. The instructions say use the tool provided, it wasn’t in my NQP box. I can’t see a way of levering or pulling the 21 pin plug out of the socket which is horizontal in the bunker. Advice welcome. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Long nosed pliers, patience and care. Wiggle very gently and it will come out. I don’t think the tool referred to exists… Neal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 The tool mentioned by Dapol was included in the class 121/122 releases. It is a U shaped springy metal with a right angled bend at each end to clip under the decoder. Works a treat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Sounds like an IC puller. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234457800321?hash=item3696c61e81:g:Xt0AAOSwyx9iKE~j&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAwPEi%2FSRT7Jf6Q6Lilu0KEyF2vOqVuurYis1HyUOVsffyXS8yEz0e%2FAIrUihwPjY8eaiNXRXjPS3XDr36BK4LYHNG%2FEu%2FJvLu5mVRflUNeSAVTA8kCujRbxrjXI14GL4%2FLPXjDHm82Xtocvaw67az7xbqhvHNEfytsp1ZqsMq85%2FQtJG0YVYPkVAcN57hBMmi1RVnC82WPOxH4UecY3ZPg8NxdcZTUMiB2%2BjXs56XAai4TE1UWaIiPSZGiJwSWURptg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8qvzurcYQ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpgibbons Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Do all Dapol’s 7mm Sentinels have a factory-fitted speaker, and if not what size speaker is fitted in the sound versions please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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