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Looking good....

Interesting reading about others experiences here, particularly regarding the pick ups. I found them to be incredible flimsy. Initially mine were soon bent out of shape. My attempt to straighten them met with disaster as one by one they snapped off! I managed to get a replacement set of pick ups plus chassis base, and have already "lost" one of the six! The other five are already bent out of shape and only occasionally touch the wheels as they should! Anyone have any thoughts on adaptions to improve this?

I found the answer, in a 2015 edition of Model Rail......the steps were removed due to the overhead electrification programme.

I have three green Bachmann Mk1's (2 x BSK and one CK) to form a set. I have looked on the SEMGOnline site so have picked my set - probably in the 520-528 range. Now I know that the set numbers were fitted on the top l/h corner of the brake ends...but the Bachmann coaches have four foot steps on the end - any photo I've seen of the prototypes look as if the top three have been removed - or just simply aren't there! HELP! Should I remove them, and were they on the right hand side of the coach end? Many thanks

Hi, I was pointed in your direction by Truffy. I've just bought the Hornby Terrier, and the pick up wipers are too soft to maintain the springiness- just as you say., I'm not sure what you mean by 'work hardening' though, I'd be grateful if you could explain please- sorry for being a 'numpty!'

That's what I was thinking! I'll have another read through, I think I read on another thread recently similar issues with another Hornby loco - can't remember which one though! Thanks again.

Thanks Truffy, If I'm looking at the posts you suggest, these point to tweaking the pick-ups. Was that right, or did I miss the post you were referring to. I tried tweaking them, buy , they just bent back out of shape, and One has snapped off.

My Terrier arrived yesterday. I'm happy enough with the detail and finish, however............a trial run up and down the line at Swanhurst seemed okay at first, but problems occurred on points, where she stalled. Now, all my points are Electrofrog, so this really shouldn't happen. So I had a look at the pick ups. They are incredibly thin copper and the centre pair were out of shape, no where near the wheels. I just about managed to bend them into shape and ran it again. It was ok for a while and then the same thing happened. The friction/movement of the wheels seemed to have bent the pick ups back to where they were. I tried to amend one of the centre wheel pick ups but it snapped off! I'm not a happy bunny! Has anyone else had this problem? Apart from sending it back, any thoughts? Any solutions?

Great thread, great TV. Not read through every post, so apologies if anyone else has mentioned this, regarding "duplication". The Rail's Terrier nor the Hatton's Cl.66 will make any money for Hornby. However the Hornby Terrier and Cl.66 WILL make money for all three.....

Thanks Suzie. Is it worth my while removing the capacitor, and either leaving it off, or replacing it with something else?

The loco ran beautifully initially. My original thought was that the capacitor was faulty and as a result over heated, but thinking about what's been said here, I guess the motor may have stopped turning causing the heat to build up in the capacitor?

Thank you all for your replies......I have sent the set back to Hattons and have asked for a direct replacement set. As stated earlier the loco is not DCC fitted...not yet anyway, so is running on my analogue layout. I didn't take any photo's, but the capacitor was blackened by it burning out. I dread to think what might have happened! Of course I am just a little bit concerned that the replacement loco will have a similar issue. My original H class was only out of the box three or four times and ran fine - until last Saturday. I just wonder what I should do when I get the new loco? Is it worth getting the capacitor checked out? Could it be removed? For it to burn out after such a short time is shoddy, and potentially dangerous.

Yes indeedy...that's me too! I have added this thread on here as it's an electrical issue. Just thought that it might be a bit more appropriate here.....

Thanks for your reply...........No, layout is DC as is the loco

My Hornby "H" class loco stopped running, so I took the body off and ran it as such. I saw smoke coming from the small brown capacitor/supressor(?). AND...a small hole developed in the body where the plastic had melted slightly! So, I'll be sending the thing back, but question is....bearing in mind I am an electrical numpty/novice.......what does the capacitor actually do? Why did it go so hot? Anyone else having these problems? Thanks in advance