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Does anyone know which type of pen to buy for fine wagon chalk markings.

All working now thank you everyone.

Thank you Albi 

Thank you for all your kind replies, yes it works okay on DC but then I found two wires have come off the decoder but I don't know where to attach them.

Basically it seems that the motor isn't getting power to the motor.

It definitely takes 100 ohm as the one I exchanged was.

Hi all

I have an ESU 3.5 sound decoder installed, it worked fine but very quiet so I've installed a base reflex 100 ohm speaker,all sounds sound fantastic now but the only problem is the locomotive doesn't run at all. I can't see any loose wires has anybody any idea what could be wrong.

Many thanks I'll see if I can fabricate one.

Does anybody know if you can join 2 mk 1s  ICE trains together.

Thank you i will try this and hopefully will sound better than the single one installed by Howes.

Thankyou for posting i have 2 f those speakers but they are 8ohm would they work in parallel.

Yes I normally use lenz.

Hi

I have found a problem it's the gauge master chip which I won't use one again

Having installed a rails chip and the problem is cured.

Hi

I have fitted a 21 pin gauge master chip.

DCC 21pin

Hi Simon

Thank you

i did contact Kernow this morning but hadnt come across this issue before,it was suggested to switch the lighting wires over but they are not long enough.

Hi All

when i run the above the front lights light up at the rear not the front,how do i rectify.

Hi thank you for your advice it's nothing to do with the track but the loco basically derails on different points which are medium or long, bogeys working fine no couplings are attached at the moment.

20 other locomotives do not derail on those points. I've tried the back-to-back gauge and it's very tight so hopefully that's the problem.

Heljan DP2 keeps derailing has any one else had this problem.

Many thanks 

Is it possible to add working lights to TTS decoders for steam locos.

Thanks Bob I'll check to see that there's not too much grease.

hi Bob

Yes i use a modern controller,but it shows the the same fault on DCC.

I have tried them both on analogue.

Hi Robert.

1 DCC and 1 DC.