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  1. smokebox
    You may need to wind the wire around a former or mandrel slightly smaller than the axle to allow for spring back when tension is released
  2. smokebox
    I use graphite powder which I bought online for for my door locks. Extremely fine powder that goes everywhere if you are not careful. Absolutely brilliant for pinpoints as it doesn't attract dust or attack plastic like oil can.
  3. smokebox
    You can report this thread and ask for it to be moved to the correct section.
  4. smokebox
    Whoops!
  5. smokebox
    Looks as if the decoder is plugged in the wrong way round. The orange wire should go to pin1 not 8
  6. smokebox
    That info may be out of date now. Refer to the list on the Hornby site which gives the latest, up to date recommendations. It was found that some of the earlier suggested power supplies were causing problems.
  7. smokebox
    Cleaning and oiling may well help.
  8. smokebox
    A friend of mine used it to repair a hole in his cars thermostat housing, lasted for years. The original Araldite is the best I've used. The 5 minute stuff is OK for less demanding jobs.
  9. smokebox
    Speaker Watts is how much power they can accept.
  10. smokebox
    Motor control is not usually regarded to be a function.
  11. smokebox
    A meter is virtually essential. You will almost certainly need it again and again. A simple one which is good enough for model railway use can be bought for £10 or even less.
  12. smokebox
    You could try resetting the Select.
  13. smokebox
    The inductors can be replaced by a piece of wire.
  14. smokebox
    The Select does the consisting internally. The decoders have nothing to do with it, they just respond to their original addresses sent out by the Select when using the consist.
  15. smokebox
    OK but no cup holders 😄
  16. smokebox
    The green wire, bottom right of the the tag board, doesn't appear to have anything connected to it?
  17. smokebox
    I think the early TTS chips were faulty. They could be returned for reprogramming.
  18. smokebox
    Generally the capacitor is wired in parallel with the motor and the inductors are in series with the motor feeds. There may also be ferrite beads threaded on to the motor feed wires. Bachmann locos often have 3 capacitors, 1 across the motor terminals and the other 2 connected from the motor terminals to the motor case.
  19. smokebox
    Posted in error.
  20. smokebox
    Yep, just realised where Its wrong.
  21. smokebox
    How about this. I think it should work. Edit. Not on dc!!!
  22. smokebox
    Expo Tools https://www.expotools.com/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&SS=Hex+driver&PR=-1&TB=O&ACTION=&ACTION=Go!
  23. smokebox
    Get the Select upgraded to the latest firmware, v1.6, and you can then write to cvs. It cannot read cvs unfortunately. Cost is £15 plus you postage cost to send it to Hornby. You need to get a returns number before you send it.
  24. smokebox
    When you isolate the motor from the chassis/frames you don't (normaly) need to isolate the body of the motor, just the electrical connection terminals. Neither of the electrical terminals are normally in contact with the body of the motor. One exception is ringfield motors, as were quite common in older Hornby models, which often have the left hand motor terminal connected to the metal body of the motor. This must be remedied before a decoder is wired in.
  25. smokebox
    From a quick glance I would say it's a CDU
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