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On 24/09/2023 at 00:27, andyman7 said:

Yes, the EFE one is effectively a Heljan first generation one, an excellent model, no issues with build quality and the headcodes are pre-fitted (unlike the first Heljan issue) and have the correct spacing (unlike the 2nd Heljan issues!). I have no problem with the incandescent bulbs, that's how the real thing was lit and it means a realistic glow rather than Blackpool illuminations 🙂

This does depend how your running it. I actually have to turn the brightness CV setting down by half on DCC it's way to bright..

This one's baffling me. EFE class 35 lights fine when running forward. No flickering and I haven't touched cv29. I'm on128 speed steps

Reverse direction rear lights out but no front lights come on. 

Reverse again back to the orig direction and front lights come back on.

Pick up loco and spin it 180 degrees and put back on track.. exactly same happens .. so it's not the (bulb in this case not led)

Hm7000 tsx decoder 8 pin speaker and stay alive fitted

Sad.. the genesis was a superb concept. I must admit I had stopped using them for the simple reason I found the website just so user unfriendly.

On the other hand the stock post box(trunk) idea was one of the best ideas in mail order. And they always answered the phone.

8 hours ago, Hilux5972 said:

I would love to see a proper Royal Train set of coaches made. Double doors and everything 

True... Any company with half a marketing brain should have jumped on that last year. Instead we got a purple fictional railroad 66

I have my CV 127 high at  around 75 if not higher depending on the motor, in conjunction with some other CV settings and speed curves I have it so even from notch one (about speed step 7 you can have a nice realistic brake stop).. one thing I do notice though if you use it in conjunction with cv28(the auto thingy) the manual seems to indicate you should be getting brake squeal, but I never hear this diesel or steam.

Is that like this one... Anyone have a good link how it all fits together. Only stay Alives I'm used to are hm7000 😂 lol

https://www.digitrains.co.uk/zimo-high-power-stay-alive.html

Thanks... Those settings do seem to show some improvement especially turning acceleration and deceleration off weirdly.

It does now constantly stutter for a second on point frogs (which are all live ) so it must be as one wheel actually straddles  the gap ; which makes me think the others need an axle brush soak to try to clean inside the split chassis. I have already cleaned an excess of brown grease out of the gears.

I have been slowly changing everything over to DCC on the layout and anything with a 3 or 5 pole motors is working like a dream.. Even Ring fields I converted myself are running perfectly at all crawling speeds.. This DJ models BR41xx though is an entirely different story..

I have finally got into it and cleaned it out and checked space for adding stay Alives but the big issue is it won't even run properly on a straight bit of clean track.. it's just start stop start randomly as it attempts to get from A,B.

The current decoder is a Bachmann 6 pin 36- 568A which is a zimo chip.. now I have already changed CV 56 to 155 as Zimo suggest for coreless and that made little difference.. pushing it to 255 seems to have improved it slightly it now only stops every 1 foot and starts again instead of every 3 inches. Is this chip just no use on a coreless motor (which seems pathetically small). Other things I have tried are checking it still runs fine on DC, it does. .. pushed CV 2 to 44 just to give it some oomph... Turned DC off.. 

I couldn't find any capacitors anywhere to cut off on this motor,  they are either hidden inside the motor or it never had them (do coreless not need them).

Anyone recommend a 6 pin DCC that loves coreless or am I missing something obvious.

Think I will definitely be using lazerglaze on the next project.

The biggest improvement is you remove the shelf on the window sill which on limbs is about a scale 6 ft I 🤔 think.

Joking aside I find they are an improvement but have to be handled with care.. cut too close and you discolour due to straining the thin plastic.. you can see the edge if you look closely so marker pen for me next time.. do not use more glue than a pin prick .. you do get plenty of spares though..  they can be prone to creasing so handle with care..

Here's a 47 under progress awaiting etched blades. Sorry it's a bit distant and I don't have a before and after but hopefully it shows both the improvements in flushness but also some of the shortfalls 

It would be a crime because.

I have no need for it

Don't need it

Absolutely don't need it

Damn ... ordering it and running for president to pardon myself later.

Solved the no movement problem ... Not sure how but my CV2 and 5 had changed and my acceleration was super super super slow.. not suitable for the motor I was using .

All good now

I'm guessing some comes down to the processing speed of your phone - or is that what your saying

Just putting the 47 back on one of my 47s and it came up 26 mins before dropping to 9.

But now I have a further problem..I seem to have sound but no movement. Same on Bluetooth and DCC.. I think I have mucked something up as I start to move everything over to just DCC (a knob 😳 does make a whole lot of difference ) . Is there a simple way of resetting this chip without constantly re downloading profiles

Superb edition.. picked it up from Smith's in Bury who had a staggering 20 copies.. the cover really made it jump to the front I agree

Ps I'm writing this being pulled by Leander through the Irwell valley wiping away a sml tear as I missed out on a footplate ride back by 2 mins.😂

Didn't think of that. I'll try it when I get back home. I haven't changed the profile though.

On a totally separate topic has anyone had issues when they switched the Bluetooth off and put the chip back  to DCC mode that it doesn't then recognise it on the DCC controller. Do you need to re address them using the controller. Or am I missing a key stage in doing this.

Ps if I switch it back to Bluetooth it behaves  fine. Cv12 seems to be switching as it should 

Tried the 73 onto a 8 pin chip last night twice with no issues.. it is the slowest and I presume the  largest and it was taking around 13mins first time to 15mins second.

I am on normal rural UK (pathetically slow with no chance ever of fibre) ... think on a good day it may reach 30mbs. But it worked and installed with no issues via a pixel 6a phone and a galaxy S6 tab.

Until Hornby actually manage to manufacture smaller components for this system it will indeed be half and half IMO. At the moment half the things won't even fit into there older and current range never mind other manufacturers.

If they solve that issue we are one step nearer an alternative system.. the next bug bear though is that smaller pin chips are totally soundless, which isn't a constriction of DCC.

Oops.... Seem to have misplaced where the recording/video went.. I'll sort that out later..🤔

Looking excellent.. Agree lovely pallette of colours, always the key that binds everything together...

Class 47 sound now downloaded onto the TSX 

DCC fit and sound up an old ring field Lima and it will snail pace through a shunting layout.. Ok the cab the bufferbeam the missing fine details (radio masts, desperate wipers and the like) will always have you taking it to the workbench for another round of improvements but that's part of the 😊 fun.

It took less than a day to fit flush glazing, etches from fox and a 8 pin socket for a Hornby TSX with a 47 download. Next to do is west ends bufferbeam detail pack and finally ultrascale wheels if I think I need them as this later Lima model runs fine on code 55 and the frames do hide most issues. By buying at shows or stores and not paying postage I still have change from 40£.(ultrascale not included - and the TSX is always interchangeable).

Problem now though is even Lima prices have started to rocket.. I agree with 97406 now.. the VITrains is worth it at the right price.

If I haven't included a layout I was either too busy picking my jaw off the floor or the pics were just poor.. everything was superb

Another big thank and shout to all involved.. Superb selection of layouts of all sizes and a  good spacious venue. Ps Apologies to Beijao, never have I seen a layout so superbly designed for exhibiting(lots running, lots of hidden details and surprises) but I was so entranced I didn't take a single photo..

Anyway a few I did take

More things added to the Hornby Outlet including final clearance prices on some club items they must have been gathering cobwebs. 

Eg that class 90 Malcolm for 59£