Shedmaster 47

Thanks very much for your feedback gents,  always good to know the snags to look out for to prevent damage .

 Much appreciated...

Thank-you very much  HSB  

hello Folks, 

            I know it nay sound like ime a pure novice , ( in this scale however I am ) BUT  just how do I get inside a Mk1 Lima coach in this scale , as the second hand offering I have acquired seams to have been welded shut !!! 

  I've no desire to cause any damage

  ALSO  I would like to fit interior  lights at some point,  can anyone  point me in the direction of buying metal wheelsets  ,as this one has plastic ones !!!

  Many thanks .

        Allan 

Thankyou very much Wiggy 1 .very helpful .

  This is the same as the one in the box ..My phone 

Misspelt the word 

  Loksound ..sorry ..

  Thanks .again .

Thanks for the in depth details gents ,all i am going on is a manual that is packed in the box that is in Four / five languages !! 

   Its got a line drawing of a tank loco on the font cover ,below is the half black half white word 

  LOCKSOND   V:1   

Inside it says congrats on buying a Mehano blue tiger  with pre fitted decoder !!!  

   I assume its NEW , but been sat in the stockroom for donkeys years !!!

   The only funtions mentioned are F1 for engine on and off and 

  F2 and F3  for horns !!

    Strangely ,it says its set to  ADDRESS  " 33"  as default !!    NOT   3  

    Hope, this may help ?

 Thanks to all for your assistance ..

     regards 

           Allan

Thanks Richard .very grateful ..

Thanks for the info guys 

 Much appriciated ...

Hi Folks;

   I Have the chance of aquiring a Mehano DE-AC33C  " Blue Tiger " loco fitted with a Locksound V:1 Sound decoder !!  Can anyone advise as to the CV to change the master volume ,also what ohmage is the speaker output please ?? Ive learned it may be 100 ohm ??   Tried looking online but  can only find info relating to V3:3 ESU  and upwards !!   Any help greatly welcomed ..thanks Allan .....

Thanks very much 37114 ,i couldnt afford the bachman or accurascale version of this particular loco ,so opted for Hornby version ( on -pre order ) so cant try for myself as yet as to weather the tooling and fixing method has changed over time ..

    Many thanks ..

        Allan.

Hello , could anyone advise me as to the possibility  of  fitting a Hornby Railroad  class 37 body , onto a Bachman chassis please ?

    Any help would be most welcome ..Thankyou 

Hi Richard;  removed the adapter and bridged the gap with solder and the cab lights now work again  Many thanks 

          Allan

Hi Richard , yes I did !

Thanks for letting me know .I will dismantle and check the adaptor and get back to you .....

Hello folks ;

Apologies if this topic  has been raised before now elsewhere?!!    I have a Bachman class 37 locomotive ( 37242 ) item No 32 -784  that i have installed a Hornby TTS sound  decoder into ...

Try as I may ,I can't seam to get the interior  cab lights to work again !!   I have viewed a video on YouTube recently where the same sinario exists and he says that the Cab lights ' should' now be on function button 25 !! He demonstrated  this and the lights came on again ...Alas  when I try this using my 

NCE  powercab,  nothing happens !!!   Does anyone know if there's  any way I can regain my cab lights  again ???

Many thanks ...Allan

Thanks for that richard , now at least i know what to expect when i take possession of said units ..

    They've not arrived yet from the supplier ..

  Thanks again .. 

Hi all ; appologies if this has been deat with elsewhere !! 

   I have a  new set of  Hornby  HST power cars (  R3769 )  that i am led to understand are fitted with CAB lights as standard ??

     As i intend to use TTS  sound decoders in this set ( for now !!  )  ; can anyone walk me through the process of getting my cab lights to work please ??

    I use an NCE powercab system ......

Thanks in advance for any possible help ..

     Allan ..

Thanks for the pics Dagworth  ,very nice modeling ...

Hi All , after looking on the web i have hit a blank !!  I have purchased some cast mouldings of diesel engines in 00 scale ( new ) and am wanting to fit them into Ex- lima / Hornby locomotives ..

    i have one pic from a video where one modeller has done this to great effect ,but cant find anymore !!

 can anyone help ?

thanks in

Thanks Richard  .will see what happens  with the standard set up first ,before going down the replacement  route ..

  Thanks for the video .

     Impressive ....

Thanks guys .the loco was bought brand spanking new  with box , instructions  detail parts etc !! 

  So I am assuming it will be the latest version locksound chip .....

   Thanks for the info ..

Hi folks,

 Happy new year to you all !!    I wondered if anyone out there just happens to know the exact CV  number to adjust to alter the sound settings on a 

 Bachman  class 37/  521

   (  32-394 DS  Colas )  

It's new and just gives you a website to visit to obtain any decoder info from ..!!

    My signals not to hot and it keeps crashing whenever I try !! 

   Plus what's the range I can choose from (  0 through to  255  ) or has it changed in recent years ?

    Many thanks  in advance for any help 

    Yours 

        Allan 

Hi folks,

 Happy new year to you all !!    I wondered if anyone out there just happens to know the exact CV  number to adjust to alter the sound settings on a 

 Bachman  class 37/  521

   (  32-394 DS  Colas )  

It's new and just gives you a website to visit to obtain any decoder info from ..!!

    My signals not to hot and it keeps crashing whenever I try !! 

   Plus what's the range I can choose from (  0 through to  255  ) or has it changed in recent years ?

    Many thanks  in advance for any help 

    Yours 

        Allan 

Thanks Richard ,but yes I've not modified the chip in any way at all ....

   Small question ,could I use the "track - current" function on my NCE powercab, to freform a stall test of said loco ,without causing damage to the controller...just to see what the loco is " actually"  pulling in the way of current ?

   Thanks again ..

Hi all, apologies if my question has been addressed elsewhere already....

Having read through many threads about Hornby TTS sound decoder issues ,I thought I would seek a few "2nd opinions " before contacting Hornby to complain !!

   I've bought a new TTS class 66 decoder and fitted it into my bachman class 57/3  just to test it out (  patiently awaiting new release of 47 tts decoders ) ....

   I am using an NCE powercab  and have a short ( 4ft ) separate test track set up as a program/ test track ...

   The loco worked fine on both DC and also DCC with no issues ..

  When I fitted the TTS however it runs with the sound on ( engine ) and will play spot sounds .

  It runs for a few inches then either stops altogether or runs but the sound stops !!  It will restart after a few seconds only when I return the throttle to zero  and open it up again !!

  This would indicate overheating of the chip !!

   It feels cold to touch though !! I understand that bachman motors only pull 250mill amps and that the TTS will handle 500mil amps ..

SO ,is my chip faulty ??

  The decoder is not wrapped up just held down to the circuit board with a bit of double sided tape !!

  Any help would be most welcome .

  Thanks Allan

3 hours ago, Jack Benson said:

Errr, no it does not need to swing unless using toy-like curves but if you haven't tried it how can you know?

 

Cheers

 

Jack

 

 

Hiya Jack ;

   sadly yes I DO have " 2nd" radius curves on my small layout ..

    I am away from home at the min ,but will try your remedy and report back ...

   .thanks friend .

Thanks Jack.. I will see just what I can do...the coupling pocket has to swing however (  to negotiate curves ) ; as its mounted to the  class 68 locomotives  bogie frame

   It causes derailment if permanently  secured straight .....

   Thanks ....allan