RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted January 16 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, Tortuga said: Rude of the Welsh to write almost the whole sign in their own language, but borrow the English for the number six… Rude of the English to pinch all the Roman letters for their new fangled language that the Welsh had been using before English existed 😁 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16 10 hours ago, John Besley said: should this now be running from the track itself on croc clips.... Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16 4 hours ago, Oldddudders said: It simply requires a different value in CV29. Many people don’t enable it because if there is a short circuit under DCC operation it sometimes confuses the decoder into setting the loco off at warpspeed. For that reason, many newer decoders don't have that feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 20 hours ago, woodenhead said: And I also have one of these (this is N, other flavours are available of these in different scales) https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/13142/66623-Trix-Loco-Wheel-Cleaning-Brush It sits on the track so it works with DCC! But I do also have all my locos capable of DC running as well for the rolling road as on DC all the DCC fangdangled acceleration curves are disabled. I use one very successfully (CK hates the thing!). I widened the base track slots to P4 and soldered a pair of wires so that it can be 'hand held' as well (a Baron Harrap modification!) 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 19 hours ago, Tortuga said: Rude of the Welsh to write almost the whole sign in their own language, but borrow the English for the number six… didn't we nick the numerals from the arabs they could have been using them or something else while we had to use the roman system. incidently using binary you can count to 1023 on your fingers. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 13 hours ago, Anotheran said: Rude of the English to pinch all the Roman letters for their new fangled language that the Welsh had been using before English existed 😁 The celtic languages used runic style script rather different to the letters the romans brought. it also thought that Welsh as a distinct variation occurred after the Roman occupation with Saxon and Dane invasions. Don 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 20 minutes ago, Donw said: The celtic languages used runic style script rather different to the letters the romans brought. it also thought that Welsh as a distinct variation occurred after the Roman occupation with Saxon and Dane invasions. Don Was that so that when the Danes and Norman's walked into the tavern they were able to switch to another language. Like they do nowadays in order to make you feel 'welcome'. So I've been told, as it's never happened to me as I'm bilingual. Manutopean and English before you ask. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Donw said: incidently using binary you can count to 1023 on your fingers. 1,048,575 if you use your toes as well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 On 16/01/2024 at 08:32, NHY 581 said: That said, there are benefits to going native. For one, you can walk quicker if you speak Welsh. Don’ t knock the natives......... Either that, or a Welsh munud is equal to 80 English seconds...😇 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Nick C said: 1,048,575 if you use your toes as well... And if you've got six toes it's....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 17 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Winslow Boy said: Was that so that when the Danes and Norman's walked into the tavern they were able to switch to another language. Like they do nowadays in order to make you feel 'welcome'. So I've been told, as it's never happened to me as I'm bilingual. Manutopean and English before you ask. The Welsh would have been speaking some dialect of a celtic language but with the changes in England the contacts between the various tribes decreased and those still using it such as in Wales and Cornwall became separate. The Saxons were a germanic tribe not celts so how well they could communicate i cannot say. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 On 17/01/2024 at 09:14, Re6/6 said: I use one very successfully (CK hates the thing!). Yes, I do. Horrible things that do horrible things to wheels. Other opinions are available. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 On 16/01/2024 at 08:16, NHY 581 said: Once again I see right through you. Mr Cellophane. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said: Yes, I do. Horrible things that do horrible things to wheels. Other opinions are available. I'm not a fan either. I have a Peco track rubber sharpened to a chisel point which I use to clean wheels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 I pop the loco on the rolling road and then use a cotton bud dipped in my favourite tipple - IPA. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, Graham T said: I pop the loco on the rolling road and then use a cotton bud dipped in my favourite tipple - IPA. I highly recommend this one : Made in Derby. Excellent. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 IPA @ 5.4%? Coo! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 Ok Thanks for that I'll have a think on wheel cleaning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 21 minutes ago, John Besley said: Ok Thanks for that I'll have a think on wheel cleaning Use graphite on the rail tops and you won't have to clean the wheels. I use it and have never had any need to clean the wheels on any of my locomotives. I'm saying graphite is the reason but I don't know for sure. All I do know is that I have never had to clean loco wheels since I started using it. 1 2 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Ruston said: Use graphite on the rail tops and you won't have to clean the wheels. I use it and have never had any need to clean the wheels on any of my locomotives. I'm saying graphite is the reason but I don't know for sure. All I do know is that I have never had to clean loco wheels since I started using it. A medium to soft Carpenter's pencil with a wide core is a handy way of applying the graphite. But beware if you are using a highish frequency PWM type control, as too much graphite can lead to shorting of intentional isolation gaps / railjoiners. I have experienced the effect - and the resulting hunt for the problems. Regards Chris H 1 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 19 (edited) Don’t do what I did! I couldn’t find my pencil so used a felt-tip pen instead 🤪 Edited January 19 by chuffinghell 1 17 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 Cellulose thinners. Takes no prisoners. Dirt flees screaming from it. 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted January 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Cellulose thinners. Takes no prisoners. Dirt flees screaming from it. Definitely. If you wish to preserve any particular brain cells, I suggest you put them in a vapour proof bag for the duration of useage... and then some. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 10 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Cellulose thinners. Takes no prisoners. Dirt flees screaming from it. I once mentioned cellulose thinners to the late-lamented Mick Bonwick in the context of airbrush cleaning......I only did it once....just saying.. Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 19 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19 7 minutes ago, Gilbert said: I once mentioned cellulose thinners to the late-lamented Mick Bonwick in the context of airbrush cleaning......I only did it once....just saying.. Chris H I think I did the same once.... a few months later my air brush failed... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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