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When I came back into railway modelling the first new PECO turnouts I bought were the type with the links underneath. I did not know what they were for but after reading the instructions I thought the modification was a no-brainer. I even altered my older turnouts to the same standard, It only takes a few minutes and there have never been any downsides to it, I can never understand any argument for not doing it. Using code 100 the only unreliable point work I had were the slips with their plastic frogs which I removed and inserted new pieces of rail to make them live.

Cue the man with the exhibition layout who never uses polarity switches or modifies his turnouts and never has any problems...

There is a diagram for wiring multiple point motors on this page http://www.brian-lambert.co.uk/Electrical.html#Motor

I, as an end user have to pay £33 per month to access it. Whoever said the internet was free?

Good guess.

Ok, no one has one, but I thought for information purposes I would follow up with the reply from Stanley... So, it has a mode switch with a 'locked' and 'unlocked' symbol on but it does not lock in the locked position... hope they never get into model railway manufacturing

Steady on now...

I had to laugh at the suggestion of Thomas The Tank Engine replacement bus service set.

Does anyone have one of these? https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-cubix-self-levelling-laser-level/69712 I have just bought one from Screwfix and I am unsure as to whether when being used in the locked position the laser pendulum should still swing. I returned the first one thinking it was faulty but the replacement is the same. I borrowed one a few years ago and can't remember noticing it did this. When turned off the pendulum is locked, so I thought when using it in the locked position the pendulum should still be locked but with the laser on as I see no reason for it to swing when using it on the ceiling for example.

At least they haven't used a picture of Martin Lewis.

This is the problem with all GW locos looking the same... Sorry, I'll get my coat

Living on a 'Lakes' estate (all streets named after towns/villages in the Lake District) of which there must be one in most towns, I often get misdirected mail. The giveaway is in the postcode. I have reposted them with a note on the envelope but I have never had any re-directed to me and I have had expected post go missing.

Understandable, yes, especially when you see the standard of written English on some model railway forums. Although there are some who feel it does not matter.

Issue 9 April/May now available online http://www.mremag.com/index.php

...and how much sympathy those that take peoples money without providing the goods get from some.

Well I never! You learn something all the time on here.

I did not see that yesterday.

Got it, my mistake, I wasn't clicking on the [page 30 of 30] I was clicking on the current (highlighted) page number 30. Page numbers are examples.

Just tried that on a couple of threads with multiple pages and can't get that 'jump to page' box.

Interesting article on water softening... http://www.lmssociety.org.uk/monologues/M13.pdf

Try G R E A S E

I assumed it after reading of his problems with using momentary contact switches to operate solenoid motors. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/132487-baffledpoint-motor-electrics/

Better to go for the PECO passing contact switch rather than the Hornby, especially if using a CDU.

Already being discussed... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/132468-novel-new-load-for-coal-wagon/&do=findComment&comment=3095600

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