Scalefour Forum

Also the double disc and CP shown on the signal plan cannot be physically fitted on the track plan, you need to use the first yard point as the trap and have yellow discs. The radius of the entry to the sidings looks very tight as well it will be very restrictive on stock. I would suggest you downlo...

I don't really see a horsebox from a passenger train being taken to a cattlepen siding in a yard. I would assume that the journey times were usually short enough to avoid the need to water the horse and in emergency other arrangements would be needed as they would be unlikely to find such cattle pen...

I note that the 2mm society are producing a new style of wheel. It is worth mentioning that the 2mm Scale Association are now using 3D printing for locomotive wheels. They are printed in stainless steel by a firm in (I think) the Netherlands. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/132695...

Scalefour News 142 here https://www.scalefour.org/members/newsarchive/dl.php?f=S4-142.pdf
Page 30.

This did not even need rotating, just a 'save as' from paint so it lost the Iphone data.

[Many thanks, Keith, for sorting this out. The problem was that I don't have the picture editing software on the computer I am currently using that I had on my old computer. Microsoft Picture Manager, which was very useful, has been discontinued.] I only used MS Paint which came with my Windows 10,...

The simple solution, surely, is to have a central fixed pivot/bearing point over the rear axle. The axle hole in the chassis frame would need to be narrowed so the axle can move vertically but not horizontally. Net result 3 point compensation with no fixed axle. Another pair of your beams from midd...

And there is always this item from the Scalefour Stores
'PM1941LMS'

Worth looking at Steve Hewitt's topics on RMweb. Excellent signal building and includes Ground Signals
eg. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/34064-working-ground-signals/&do=findComment&comment=361235

Carbon based materials were also mentioned as contact materials and I wondered if this might rescue the plunger pick-up. It works for motor brushes.

The original P4/Studiolith plunger pickus used carbon but they did not seem to find favour, did anyone try them?

Interesting observation Jim - at Embsay the double slips were worked from 1 lever, but the single slip wasn't. No, the double slips are not worked by one lever, in each case one end is worked by the lever as numbered, the other ends are hand points. ie a second lever but not in the frame. The numbe...

Well done, I would not worry about changing the phone wire, these don't take much current and are designed to be miles apart, small wires are fine when they are close together.

All that demonstrates that the internal wiring is not as supposed so the only way to resolve it is to trace out the wiring.
Sorry

The standalone bell in the bottom two photos only seems to have E, C and L, no Z. That suggests E for the + battery/bell connection and probably c is the common return, you should be able to trace those wires easily enough. The combined instrument in the other 2 pics is more of an isueas the wiring ...

I need a separate run of heavier duty wires. I doubt the wire size is a problem unless they are very long. You do need to know the wiring inside the box, if the C terminal goes to the bell as in Brian's latest diagram and there is an XR (Bell relay) then a diode across the bell is not much use, you...

I think that I am going wrong at the LNWR block instrument end where, instead of C, L, Z and E there are terminals 1 -12. The bottom three (1, 2 and 3) being the bell circuit terminals. The internals of your boxes, in respect of the bells should be as Brian's diagram. Normally there should be one b...

Are you trying to use the original wiring scheme?
Can you draw out the wiring you have done so we can see the circuit?
It should not be neccessary to buy more.

How did you overcome the delay you were describing previously?

I have seen proposals for such but my take has been that they are more complex than the row of servos which I have seen done well. Fitting a microswitch on a catch handle is considerably trickier than just on the lever throw, and if you go for the first bit of movement then don't forget you need it ...

So, it is wired up (albeit temporarily for test purposes), and works perfectly.

Fast work, great, that is reward in itself
Regards

Tony,
PM with address will sort it.

Looks like this, scanner does not focus well as its not flat to the bed. Given me good service for years.


Closest I can see on ebay currently
Mule caliper
Or you could try second hand
use mitutoyo

For 99% of what we do the cheap plastic ones are fine, very rare that I get out my micrometer and my Mitutoyo languishes in the cupboard. The the digital caliper I got was a mistake long consigned to the rubbish.

Keith, Once again this is really kind of you. I'll try to not come up with too many supplementary questions. Tony Diagram attached, hope it makes sense. Not attached anymore, after checking the data sheets in detail I had to modify the circuit slightly. Anyone who wants to use it get in touch. Rega...

And, remarkably the machine looks identical!

http://bluerailtrains.com/latest-news/
If you want radio with DCC.