andyman7 2,079 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I have a feeling that the stock levels don't neccessarily represent the full number on hand, possibly to encourage people who are interested to actually buy rather than hold off because they think there are loads left. Maybe it's the number left in the current opened box....? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Steamport Southport 11,746 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, andyman7 said: I have a feeling that the stock levels don't neccessarily represent the full number on hand, possibly to encourage people who are interested to actually buy rather than hold off because they think there are loads left. Maybe it's the number left in the current opened box....? I believe it's the live amount. I've bought a few "last ones" from Kernow or just missed out, and that was it. No more. There might be one or two in the other shop, but I don't think they carry much stock there. Jason Link to post Share on other sites
andyman7 2,079 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I think that's true for most of their stock but I noticed that the TCs are all shown as down to the last few - and have been like that for a few weeks, so I did wonder whether they have a different approach for their own exclusives Link to post Share on other sites
stovepipe 1,510 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I pulled the trigger on D600 too when stock went to 9... Being playing poker for weeks, nervously waiting to see if any of my pre-orders were going to show up unexpectedly before the year end. I think I've just about got away with it! Link to post Share on other sites
SirNigel4498 14 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Starting off the new year with a new model added to my fleet. Pictured below is my model of D604 Cossack. Soon to have Details added and weathering applied to it and ultimately, sound. Currently I just have a standard 21 pin decoder installed so I can run it in the meantime until I fit sound. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Gwiwer 57,563 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 23/12/2020 at 18:51, andyman7 said: I have a feeling that the stock levels don't neccessarily represent the full number on hand, possibly to encourage people who are interested to actually buy rather than hold off because they think there are loads left. Maybe it's the number left in the current opened box....? Bear in mind that the system operates in real time but has to account for stock held across two retail outlets and a very active online presence. Stock is updated as orders are placed and I believe items are counted as they go into the virtual basket. So the stock level displayed may differ between customers at almost the same moment in time. Likewise if a basket is emptied the stock level will revert to account for that. It is possible (though not during Covid restrictions) that the last of an item is picked from the shelf by a customer but not paid for immediately while they continue browsing which can theoretically result in an online purchase taking place in the interim but no stock remains. This is a limitation of any system which has to account for both online and “live” shopping. In my experience the advertised stock level is what remains available at Camborne. The website refers to separate links for “Guildford stock level”. Online orders are all handled via Camborne. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Endacott 2,019 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Gwiwer said: Online orders are all handled via Camborne. ...except on Wednesdays. Geoff Endacott 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz 6,502 Posted January 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10 22 minutes ago, Geoff Endacott said: ...except on Wednesdays. Geoff Endacott ...except that’s untrue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge 2,937 Posted January 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12 Is anybody able to confirm whether the resettable fuse was changed in the latest batch please? This is the component that caused problems when running with sound. My weathered D601 has it the other way up to my other two, so I am unable to see the part number to see if it was changed. Thanks in advance, Roy Link to post Share on other sites
Kernow MRC 253 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: Is anybody able to confirm whether the resettable fuse was changed in the latest batch please? This is the component that caused problems when running with sound. My weathered D601 has it the other way up to my other two, so I am unable to see the part number to see if it was changed. Thanks in advance, Roy Although the particular fuse affected only very small number of model owners reported to us, we can confirm that the fuse has been changed for the latest batch. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
stephennicholson 178 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 49 minutes ago, Kernow MRC said: Although the particular fuse affected only very small number of model owners reported to us, Is there a Kernow approved method to resolve this. I believe I have an affected loco, but its only a minor inconvenience to me - so not done anything about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Endacott 2,019 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 10/01/2021 at 16:16, Graham_Muz said: ...except that’s untrue. Someone doesn't know about Jethro. Geoff Endacott 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz 6,502 Posted January 12 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12 17 minutes ago, Geoff Endacott said: Someone doesn't know about Jethro. Geoff Endacott Some might, but your post whatever the humorous intent, implied that KMRC was not open on Wednesdays which is both untrue and potentially not good for the business. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster 109,370 Posted January 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13 16 hours ago, Graham_Muz said: Some might, but your post whatever the humorous intent, implied that KMRC was not open on Wednesdays which is both untrue and potentially not good for the business. And as the website makes absolutely clear - right at the top of the first page - 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge 2,937 Posted January 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13 (edited) On 12/01/2021 at 13:48, stephennicholson said: Is there a Kernow approved method to resolve this. I believe I have an affected loco, but its only a minor inconvenience to me - so not done anything about it. As a trained electronics engineer, I am happy to say all models will be affected if they are sound equipped and try to draw the maximum power needed for sound, motion and lights - the total of that exceeds the spec of the original resettable fuse. When Kernow say that "affected only very small number of model owners reported to us", I believe that only a few people were affected, not a few models - I assume the vast majority were not sound fitted. On my original two I have just bridged the fuse with a link and ensured that overload protection is enabled on the decoders. I didn't even use solder, just wrapped the trimmed leg of a resistor tightly around the legs of the fuse and then wrapped a bit of Kapton tape around it. That way it is entirely reversible. Roy Edited January 13 by Roy Langridge Typo 4 Link to post Share on other sites
stephennicholson 178 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just now, Roy Langridge said: As a trained electronics engineer, I am happy to say all models will be affected if they are sound equipped and try to draw the maximum power needed for sound, motion and lights - the total of that exceeds the spec of the original resettable fuse. When Kernow say that "affected only very small number of model owners reported to us", I believe that only a few people were affected, not a few models - I assume the vast majority were not sound fitted. On my original two I have just bridged the fuse with a link and ensured that overload protection is enabled on the decoders. I didn't even use solder, just wrapped the trimmed leg of a resistor tightly around the legs of the fuse and then wrapped a but of Kapton tape around it. That way it is entirely reversible. Roy Thanks, mine is fitted with a Loksound - which is explains why I occasionally experience the issue. As Kernow have acknowledged the issue by changing the subsequent models it would be good to have their advice on approved resolutions for those that need it on earlier ones.@Kernow MRC 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tankerman 439 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 10/01/2021 at 09:57, SirNigel4498 said: Starting off the new year with a new model added to my fleet. Pictured below is my model of D604 Cossack. Soon to have Details added and weathering applied to it and ultimately, sound. Currently I just have a standard 21 pin decoder installed so I can run it in the meantime until I fit sound. On 10/01/2021 at 09:57, SirNigel4498 said: Starting off the new year with a new model added to my fleet. Pictured below is my model of D604 Cossack. Soon to have Details added and weathering applied to it and ultimately, sound. Currently I just have a standard 21 pin decoder installed so I can run it in the meantime until I fit sound. May I ask which Kadee coupler you have used? Link to post Share on other sites
MG 7305 89 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 The NEM pocket is very close to the front of the model so I used Kadee No 17, the shortest NEM pocket one. It is still too far out for my needs (I aim to have the back face of the moveable knuckle level with the front of the buffers) but there you are. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SirNigel4498 14 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 On 18/01/2021 at 07:45, Tankerman said: May I ask which Kadee coupler you have used? I used the number 17 kadees, although even these are too long. However they are sufficient and don't leave an unreasonable gap between loco and rolling stock. I might look into a closer coupling option in the future, but for now, this works well. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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