wilsoh Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hi All, Myself and a friend a Cleveland Model Railway Club are putting together a Hornby Dublo layout on a 8X4 board. Most of our stock ,including locos, is 50-60 years old. As a consequence the loco magnets are losing their power. Where is the best place to get then re-magnetised. Regards Howard Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00m Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I'm sure that there is someone on here that can tell you, but if there is room, I have found that just adding 1 or more neodium magnets to the original magnet works well. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted September 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) I'm not in the HRCA currently as my Dublo is in limbo pending a new layout so I would only be in for the magazine. (I was previously when my layout was active) However, I do recommend any Dublo runner joins as their Spares & Services directory is invaluable. Edited September 24, 2018 by john new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Neodymium replacement magnets are the way to go.I have revived several two and three rail locos this way and the increase in performance is impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted September 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2018 I have had some success re-magnetizing old Airfix slot car motor magnets with neodymium magnets off ebay. From what I remember from school if you just rub a strong magnet against a week magnet the week magnet gets stronger, give it a go see if that works or stick magnet to each side of the motor and see how it works. There is a machine that does it but they are expensive, you could always build one for yourself its just a big coil how hard can it be.......famous last words again...but seriously how hard can it be really. There used to be someone advertising in the back of the toddler but I don't remember when I last saw it. To be honest I would give peters spares a ring if anyone knows it'll be them. Regards Lez.Z. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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