I've just put a video on you tube of my dodgy installation of Zimo MX645, speaker and capacitor into a 00 Gauge 4MT.

It was Paul that inspired me with his great articles in the Hornby Mag's. I did it under my own steam with this one as I didn't get the Mag' with the article. I've noticed that the Loco' gives a small lurch just as it comes to a stand. DC is disabled and all wheels, pickups and track are clean, as are the backs of the wheels.

Anyway, here it is… twentieth century fox, it ain't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdK24qCm3dc&feature=youtu.be

Nice work, Peter.  I might send you my 03.  :thumbs

Ha ha. I don't think I'd like to take chance with someone else stuff. It's actually not very hard, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it.

Pardon my ignorance guys but what is the capacitor for ?

With a little bit of extra circuitry, which is included in some decoders like the MX645, a cap' will help to overcome dead spots on the track like dead frogs (yuk) a spot or two of dirt etc. They come in handy with sound decoders, because they help prevent a decoder going back to a start uo sequence because of a bad connection.

That's a great video Peter.  The sounds are excellent and, even better that you did it under your own steam …………..:thumbs

You're a better man than me Gunga Din. :cheers

Thanks Peter. I decided to test the water and it worked out alright. I'm still more impressed with Paul chetters jobs though. I think what stopped me from having a go sooner was the extra expense if you kill a sound chip.

[user=1120]peterm[/user] wrote:

With a little bit of extra circuitry, which is included in some decoders like the MX645, a cap' will help to overcome dead spots on the track like dead frogs (yuk) a spot or two of dirt etc. They come in handy with sound decoders, because they help prevent a decoder going back to a start uo sequence because of a bad connection.

Thanks for the explanation -:thumbs  somewhat equivalent to the "stay alive" decoders.

Yep, that's exactly what they are. If you have a decoder like the Zimo MX 645 (not the only one) with a circuit on board you only have to connect the capacitor the right way round. If you have a chip without the on board circuitry, you just need a cap', a diode and a resistor. That's simple, even for me.

great video Peter.no aussie accent there.sounds more like a london boy to me.:thumbs

Very nice job Peter.  Lovely clear pictures - what cam-corder are you using?

Terry

Well Spurno, dragged up in sarf lundun, Clapham, Brixton, all very salubrious.

As for the camcorder Col Stephens, it's an old Canon digital tape. It's about a hundred years old, but still works fine as you can see.

I'll put up a link or two so you can see the quality properly. Who needs new gear.

The first one's just trains going round on my old 'nearly' layout, before we moved up to Bribie Island.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD5wF2YnpE8

The others are parts 1 and 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxVJc92ON7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET76llNXSro&feature=player_detailpage

Hope you like them.

Edited to say that the jerkiness ain't the camera, it must be the upload/download or summink speed.