Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Lube maybe Barry, if you turn the sound off and listen then may help.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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I think your probably right Brian. I did run it without sound and it was a constant low buzz, I thought the sound may kill it - but it didn't. One thing about these "original" Hornby Merchant Navy Class loco's is they have a fixed pony truck - when the loco hits a curve the pony truck remains straight - obviously no flange on the wheels, looks very strange.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Nice one Barry. I thought it sounded good.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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I gave 92220 Evening Star a run on the layout today, and was pleased to find it would run the full length of the layout in "close-coupled" format. I connected the tender in what is described as "display" mode. It looks so much better without the gaping chasm between the fall plate and the tender.

ImageIMG_1529 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Lovely looking loco, bb.

I do like the 9Fs. Watching film of them on the Tyne Dock to Consett route. :)

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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Thanks Glencairn - more about this loco later this week :o
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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Like Steve M's new Class 3 MT, my 9F Evening Star is fitted with the new Hornby HM7000 21-pin TXS sound decoder and speaker.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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This loco can now be operated under full HM7000 control using my iPhone. It works well - the sounds are very good, the slow running is good, and in coupling mode -(you can set a time in seconds) and the loco can be moved back and forth, just an inch or less - very useful when using under track magnets and Kadees. Also at the slide of a button it can revert back to full DCC mode and I can use my Hornby Elite. Lots of things still to explore, but so far looking very good. Well done Hornby.

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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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bulleidboy wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:15 am This loco can now be operated under full HM7000 control using my iPhone. It works well - the sounds are very good, the slow running is good, and in coupling mode -(you can set a time in seconds) and the loco can be moved back and forth, just an inch or less - very useful when using under track magnets and Kadees. Also at the slide of a button it can revert back to full DCC mode and I can use my Hornby Elite. Lots of things still to explore, but so far looking very good. Well done Hornby.

ImageIMG_1529 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr
Interesting - somebody at the Model Railway Club had this exact locomotive with one of the Bluetooth decoders. It ran well, albeit there was a slight delay between issuing the commands and the locomotive responding to them.
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Re: Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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I have now fitted this loco with a new Hornby TXS 8pin sound decoder and downloaded the Merchant Navy sound profile. I replaced the supplied speaker with a Zimo High Definition 28mm round speaker - it fits perfectly into the space provided in the tender for the TTS speaker, where it is fitted under the weight in the tender. This leaves plenty of space for the decoder and power pack (not fitted). It sounds fine, but it is fairly obvious the sound is coming from the tender. If I feel adventurous, it might be possible to extend the speaker wires and fit a speaker in the loco.

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