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Hornby Terrier
Hi All. After purchasing a Hornby. A1x Terrier, I was reading the recommended way of fitting DCC sound.Which involves removing the weight, drilling and hacking a hole to fit the Decoder , and this is from Hornby.As anyone knows I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. And as theTerrier is so small in the first place I cannot see how removing the weight would allow it to pull a train,it may be necessary to fit the Decoder? But " If it then couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding? All the puffing and panting ain't a bit of good? If you know what I mean.
Has anyone bothered doing this? DIY or sending it away, to be done?
Please advise. Kevin
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The wheels need to be spotless and the track also. But that's Hornby. Beautiful detail, but poor runners.
Max
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Some earlier loco modes were obviously not designed with DCC (not to mention sound) in mind so it can be a challenge to get it done.
I put sound in my Hornby 08. Lovely model but crap runner. I couldn't get it to traverse a turnout without stalling. I gave up in the end and bought the Bachmann.
John
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It is a tight squeeze to get a non-sound decoder in, let alone a sound one with speaker. I have found all of mine, both original Dapol and newer Hornby, to be excellent runners and capable of hauling loads beyond what the real ones were expected to move. The sprung centre axle helps keep all wheels in contact with even badly laid track.
I have read elsewhere that people have had trouble with the plunger pickups, although, to date, I haven't encountered this. That could be worth checking on yours, Max and Ron.
Kevin, if you fit sound, try not to lose any weight; it is needed. It may be possible to fit a 'sugar cube' speaker in the cab as much of it is concealed, especially if you close the cab doors (with some plastic card, perhaps).
On the other hand, maybe fitting sound into a Terrier may be a little ambitious for a first-time project. Have you any larger locomotives with a bit of space to play with that you would like to hear as well?
Non-sound fitted, but using a TCS Z2 decoder, this shows how easily mine copes with a decent length train (sorry, I know I have posted this before).
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I put the speaker crosswise inside the coal bunker.
Max
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All the best. Kevin
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The big problem with this loco is that it has no suspension to allow the axles to follow the small variations in the rails. The pick ups on the wheels are poorly constructed as well.
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You can tone down the lamps with a higher resistance. Ask them to try 5K or 10K. They look like headlights rather than marker lights.
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By now you should be aware that running DCC especially with sound on small wheel-based locos like a Terrier, requires better pickups & trackwork unless fitted with Stay Alive units.
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The obvious difference being space, that is limited , and the fact that the Terrier comes from the Hornby stable.
A competitor of yours that I have already approached Wickness turned me down, just in case it went wrong??
And there has been a lot of correspondence on my thread advising me against the project concerning the workmanship/design of the centre axle, and the pick ups. All giving sound problems.
As much as I like the sound of preserved Terriers, it looks as if this Terrier will lose his bark.
All the best. Kevin
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