Warren Branch

[NHY 581]

5 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

Hi Rob

 

Hope you didn’t think I was trying to tell you something you already knew

 

I have no experience with Zen or Zimo so I was just guessing at a reason for an abrupt stop/start

 

Chris

 

 

Morning Chris. 

 

Gosh no, not at all.  If I could work it out, I would be happy to use Zen decoders. They have a number of really good features. 

 

I did ring DCC Concepts to order something and took the opportunity to raise the question. 

 

The chap I spoke to initially  was very helpful. He referred me to a techy chap who unfortunately was less so. I explained I was new to DCC and could do with some help. 

 

He asked about CV3 and 4. I confirmed I had looked into this, explaining the issue and what I had done. He seemed to lose interest then and referred me to their website where they have various guides apparently and that was that. 

 

I looked at the guides and altered various other CVs based on this but it made no difference. 

 

That confirmed my move away from using their decoders. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2022 by NHY 581

[Andrew P]

For my 08's, (a small shunter) I usually set CV's 3 and 4 to anything between 15 and 25, for a long slow start and even longer stopping time. and the Top Speed to 25 as well.

 

I hope this is of some help Chris.

[57xx]

On 09/01/2022 at 22:33, Stubby47 said:

 

Oh, and for DCC, you only need 2 wires.

 

2 here, 2 there, 2 more there, another 2 here, those 2 over there, these 2 here...

[John Besley]

18 minutes ago, 57xx said:

 

2 here, 2 there, 2 more there, another 2 here, those 2 over there, these 2 here...

 

Here a wire, there a wire, everywhere a wire, old mac Donald had a layout ei 00 0 

[MrWolf]

The crazy world of Arthur Brown:

 

I am the god of hell wire!

 

And I bring you... WIRES

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

The crazy world of Arthur Brown:

 

I am the god of hell wire!

 

And I bring you... WIRES

 

That would be more than one then would it cause I've got good deal going on fork handles at the moment you see.

[MrWolf]

'Andles fer forks? Ding, no sale I'm afraid. 

Our 'garden' is cobblestones and odd patches of moss.

 

 

[John Besley]

Then you need some 'ose.. 

[Gedward]

 

The wires on the bus go 'round and 'round
'Round and 'round, 'round and 'round
The wires on the bus go 'round and 'round
All day long

[Winslow Boy]

7 hours ago, MrWolf said:

'Andles fer forks? Ding, no sale I'm afraid. 

Our 'garden' is cobblestones and odd patches of moss.

 

 

 

No I said four candles! Somebody needs to get his hearin' checked.

[MrWolf]

My fault! I should have read it with my left ear, I'm just about deaf in the right!

[sb67]

On 10/01/2022 at 08:04, Andrew P said:

For my 08's, (a small shunter) I usually set CV's 3 and 4 to anything between 15 and 25, for a long slow start and even longer stopping time. and the Top Speed to 25 as well.

 

I hope this is of some help Chris.

 

That's handy to know, I never know where to start when setting CV's.

[chuffinghell]

On 13/01/2022 at 05:56, John Besley said:

Then you need some 'ose.. 

 

One of the guys at our place often called our hydraulics supplier to ask if they’d got any ‘ose……

 

…..like they’d not heard it a thousand times before 

[chuffinghell]

Finally got around to painting up the twins for the 64xx and also managed to find a shovel and put it the fire man’s hand (gawd knows how I managed that)

 

I’ve trial fitted the driver and my efforts in reposition his left arm has put his hand near the regulator (luck more than judgement)

 

 

Just waiting for them to dry before applying the wash etc

 

Also got around to painting and throwing on the fire irons etc

[Gedward]

37 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

…..like they’d not heard it a thousand times before 

 

Olden but golden.

[MrWolf]

1 hour ago, chuffinghell said:

Finally got around to painting up the twins for the 64xx and also managed to find a shovel and put it the fire man’s hand (gawd knows how I managed that)

 

I’ve trial fitted the driver and my efforts in reposition his left arm has put his hand near the regulator (luck more than judgement)

 

 

Just waiting for them to dry before applying the wash etc

 

Also got around to painting and throwing on the fire irons etc

 

I can't look at my panniers now without thinking: Too shiny, where's the lamp irons, fire irons, etc etc etc. 

[Fishplate]

Looking really good Chris 

[chuffinghell]

Not perfect but that’s Warren for you 

 

 

 

[Winslow Boy]

1 minute ago, chuffinghell said:

Not perfect but that’s Warren for you 

 

 

 

 

Chris minor point but where are there hands? and don't say at the end of there arms. 

 

Have you not painted them or is that they are below the door and so can't be seen?

[chuffinghell]

10 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Chris minor point but where are there hands? and don't say at the end of there arms. 

 

Have you not painted them or is that they are below the door and so can't be seen?

Depends on where the loco is viewed from, at eye level they are hidden below/behind the doors

 

 

 

I definitely painted them……

 

 

…..badly 

[chuffinghell]

 

Edited January 15, 2022 by chuffinghell

[John Besley]

1 hour ago, chuffinghell said:

 

 

You need more Panniers. 

.

[MrWolf]

We all need more panniers!

[57xx]

9 hours ago, MrWolf said:

We all need more panniers!

 

There is no such thing as enough panniers!

[Winslow Boy]

There's always one who lowers the tone.

 

You keep your ..........,. Opinions on your own thread Mr Wolf. We will have none of that talk on this thread please.

 

Corrupting young Mr Christopher like that there should be a law against it.