Benbow Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Strewth wish I hadn't asked now Thanks to those who have answered my request and I think I am pretty much persuaded to go for one The price certainly seems good for what you get. I think we have probably done the bit about service to death now Regards Roger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
branchie Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I've just managed to pick up an n gauge version of their controller from eBay. Unfortunately it didn't come with any instructions (I'm mainly looking for some guidance about the CDU). Do brand new controllers come with wiring instructions? If so, can somebody provide me with a summary? Thanks, Christian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesndbs Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hello, been using a Morely Vector for some time and really like it. However I have never been overly happy with the fine control on it. The pots (control knobs) seem advance in quite crude steps rather than a smooth controlled linear way. I am sure it's just a simple resistor change on the PCB, and I understand I'd lose top speed which would be no issue, but I thought I just ask if anyone had made this modification before I have to go and trace out the whole circuit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I am pretty sure the PCB has forward and reverse sides so it would be two resistors. I have the similar trouble with OnTrack controllers and fitting a much bigger knob is a good first move, I used Hammant and Morgan knobs off a dead Duette. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesndbs Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) OK, well my Morley problem has been mostly fixed. The issue was caused by the pots in the hand held units! Voltage would spike and dip as the pot was advanced causing bad running. The fix could not be more simple. Carefully pull the knob off and under you will find a nut that holds the pot in place, undo this nut a full turn or more (but not so its lose) Then refit the knob. The issues is caused by changes in temperature, meaning the nut is overtight which causes the wiper on the pot to lose contact with the track. There you go, one of the hazards of having tight nuts! Edited September 21, 2016 by mikesndbs 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inversneckie Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Perhaps it's just your age? I'm 52. I've been running my own business full time since 1987. There seems to be some perception amongst the old lags that British railway modellers must accept second best, second rate, slack and unprofessional service. If Morley (or whoever) are serious about being in business then they should act professionally and put their customers first, I don't care how good their product is. If they treat me like I'm some sort of annoyance, I will not do business with them again. I wasn't expecting an exact delivery time, just a rough estimate and that they would tell me when it was on its way. If you hadn't noticed Kenton, we are no longer living in the past. It's very interesting to see that this firms awful "customer service" i.e. rude responses to perfectly reasonable enquiries go back such a long time. As has been mentioned on this thread such behaviour does call into question the usefullness of their 5 year guarantee. Does anybody have any experience regarding how the company have dealt with requests for service during the guarantee period please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesndbs Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 My dealings with Morley - placed an order - got acknowledgement - controller arrived. No probs. They deal with 230v countries - not 110v - that would be a more expensive special. and I'm not surprised that they don't do it. Agree with Kenton regarding responses. It would be the simplest thing in the world to swap out 230v transformers and put in 110v ones, blimey they don't even cost that much from RS, I would expect a small charge for doing it but no reply is just bad manners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 It would be the simplest thing in the world to swap out 230v transformers and put in 110v ones, blimey they don't even cost that much from RS, I would expect a small charge for doing it but no reply is just bad manners. Maybe they feel that the market in 110v is not worth the hassle of recertification for their entire product range? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 To be honest I prefer to buy quality products which work from a manufacturer as opposed to inferior products from companies with a fully staffed PR department who sub contract production to third parties with dodgy quality control. If Morley don't want to go into the 110 volt 5 loco lash ups plus helpers US market that is their affair, but it is not as simple as just changing the internal transformer. If you want a DC controller which gives good low speed control and allows double heading and banking by dis similar locos with excellent speed control at line speed up hill and down dale then Morley is about the best there is. Asking for a 110 volt one is a bit like asking Roll Royce why they don't make a 900cc turbo-diesel version of their Phantom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crosland Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 If Morley don't want to go into the 110 volt 5 loco lash ups plus helpers US market that is their affair, but it is not as simple as just changing the internal transformer. ... Asking for a 110 volt one is a bit like asking Roll Royce why they don't make a 900cc turbo-diesel version of their Phantom Whether they fit a transformer for 110V or 240V is a minor design change (albeit with possible major repercussions on the product), nothing like this silly analogy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertiedog Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 It is far more than a simple change of transformer,it would have to pass US electrical standards, and certification and require import licences, plus extensive product liability insurance demanded by the US market, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 1, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2017 It is far more than a simple change of transformer,it would have to pass US electrical standards, and certification and require import licences, plus extensive product liability insurance demanded by the US market, There's nothing wrong with going down this path. https://voltage-converter-transformers.com/collections/step-up-down-voltage-transformer-converter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Morley seem to sell direct to the customer these days and apart from annoyingly not producing a single unit their rep sounded very knowledgeable on the phone so another Vector will be winging its way shed wards this week while I delve into the innards of an OnTrack in a quest to fix its overload cut out which suddenly failed after a 5 hour running (in) session... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Ordered a Vortack from Morley, back in 2014. Quoted delivery time 'up to 4 weeks'. Phone call from them next day 'expect delivery in two days' and it did. Very happy with it: no problems so far. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junctionmad Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Ordered a Vortack from Morley, back in 2014. Quoted delivery time 'up to 4 weeks'. Phone call from them next day 'expect delivery in two days' and it did. Very happy with it: no problems so far. Our club has several , they do what it's says on the tin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Morley Vector arrived yesterday,so around a week from phone call to delivery. Now I have just got to adapt the controller shelf to take it so should be up and running for Sunday's running session. The failed OnTrack was just a failed 2.2 amp cut out so after fitting a new (1.1amp) Polyswitch I just need to find a way to fit the case back together with screws instead of pop rivets and it too will be back in action ready to test. If the 1.1 is not sufficient I will double it up to equal the original 2.2amps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGV Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Morley have just brought out a Vector Zero Two Crawler. I assume that this is to refine the slow speed control. Anyone got one? Any good? I am thinking or replacing my H&M Duette with something a bit more modern; and this seems to fit the bill with hand-held untis and slow speed control. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, KGV said: Morley have just brought out a Vector Zero Two Crawler. I assume that this is to refine the slow speed control. Anyone got one? Any good? I am thinking or replacing my H&M Duette with something a bit more modern; and this seems to fit the bill with hand-held untis and slow speed control. Go for it, Morley's give super smooth power and I find them brilliant for double heading and banking, vastly better than feedback controllers and resistors like the Duette, similar to the old H&M units You wont find a better hand held control, the hand held's weigh next to nothing and the wires are super flexible. Mine have been adapted to have tiny hand helds using old 2AA torch bodies. Edited February 1, 2019 by DavidCBroad Added a bit 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul 27 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Just came across this post any one else purchased there Crawler want the ultimate in slow speed but without the motor buzz I get from my Gaugemaster DF feedback controllers running Bachmann / Hornby. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junctionmad Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I must open up the clubs one and have a peek at the circuit , cant be that complicated 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) On 01/02/2019 at 14:07, KGV said: Morley have just brought out a Vector Zero Two Crawler. I assume that this is to refine the slow speed control. I did notice that on Morley's web site, and I wondered if it might in any way be related to the modification explained by mikesndbs in his post on another thread in April last year: Edited February 25, 2019 by ejstubbs 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesndbs Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Junctionmad said: I must open up the clubs one and have a peek at the circuit , cant be that complicated Love to see some photos? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junctionmad Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 25/02/2019 at 13:24, mikesndbs said: Love to see some photos? Will do, I’ll get to it next week , as Ive replaced the vector , with a 4 track gaugemaster, for our new test track so the Morley isn’t in use at present i also dissembled the gaugemaster , I’d be surprised if the component cost exceeds £10 Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesndbs Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Junctionmad said: Will do, I’ll get to it next week , as Ive replaced the vector , with a 4 track gaugemaster, for our new test track so the Morley isn’t in use at present i also dissembled the gaugemaster , I’d be surprised if the component cost exceeds £10 Dave Great stuff, I know what you mean with the GMs I think we are paying for quality and that life time warranty with them. You might have seen the videos I made about making a controller from scratch? I think that lot came to about £15 to buy all the bits lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2019 Building controllers is not that hard, I've got R. A. Penfold circuit books dating back 40+years. There are updated copies around.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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