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Great to see you've got things up and running, Rod. 28 mins sounds like a good long run for a live steamer to me.

Rik

Peter Butler wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:35 pm

ge_rik wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:00 pm

- sewing curtains this pm. A bit different to soldering.....

Rik

1:19 scale curtains ?

No, 12 inches to the foot .....

Rik
PS Sorry, Rod. Bit of thread drift here ..... thread drift, sewing ........ I'll get my hat!

Hi Rod
No PM received here. Looks like you've been given the info you need, though.
Only just logged on. Been busy for the last couple of days sorting out our old trailer tent - sewing curtains this pm. A bit different to soldering.....

Rik

I should confess that the lack of garden railway content means that I can't justify the cost of buying RM each month, I read the articles while shopping in Asda (!!!), but I do have a big soft spot for the magazine, which I was flicking through before I could read. It was looking forward to the tra...

How is the gearbox? I've replaced all but one on my IP tin diesels. I had to replace the gearbox on mine three times. They do tend to be a weakness. https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-i-improved-mechanism-for-my-ip.html I installed an MTroniks sound card in mine. https://youtu.be/LfKq9esr...

Personally, I don't mind the ads. They're fore and aft of the main stories and so it's easy to skip over them. Though I usually browse through them to see what new developments there are. I still have an 00 indoor railway so am always on the look-out for GER related releases. I'm pleased to say the ...

I believe you should be right chuffed with what you have achieved Rik given you were born in a generation where computers and coding were not mainstream. Thanks Tom .... not quite over the hill (yet) ..... ;) I've always tinkered with programming, ever since I got my first Commodore Vic 20 and then...

But if you what to move the loco or even the electronics with the SD Card, I will gladly take it off your hands........ :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks Rod. Although it looks very toylike, it's actually quite useful as a test-bed loco. The three components of the body just clip together, so it's dea...

I think I've improved the sound files - though maybe you should be the judge. https://youtu.be/cMmQ83VglPY . I've blogged what I've done here just in case anyone ever wants to have a try themselves: https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/07/bluetooth-phone-app-loco-control-part-4.html . I think I've ...

Excellent article from Peter in the August edition of RM describing his railway - with a wonderful set of photos. Congratulations, Peter. I'm sure this will tempt many to venture out into the garden. Thanks also for the honorable mention. The RC Trains Tx22 shown in the photo is of special significa...

Latest developments. I've now incorporated sound from a small SD Player module. The tracks are played either in response to key presses on the app (ie the horn and the engine start / stop) and the speed setting determines which of three tracks play (idle, slow speed, fast speed). Not yet perfect. Th...

I've now discovered how to vary the PWM setting and so here's how the loco behaves on 12kHz and 8kHz. Most human hearing goes up to about 20kz, although sensitivity at the higher frequencies drops off as you get older. From memory 'silent drive' DCC decoders run above 15kHz. I can hear the buzz fro...

Further dabblings. I'm now using another app called RoboRemo, which enables me to design my own controller. I've also changed the coding so I get a much wider range of speed steps - but these seem to depend on the PWM setting I use. Steve Massikker uses 122.5Hz, which makes the loco growl especially...

idlemarvel wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:57 pm

At least I should finish before Crossrail.

And cheaper

Really enjoying watching this develop. As Tom says, a proper railway.....

Rik

Rik, not sure if you are interested ( it's not Arduino or Bluetooth!) but I've just found a long and detailed thread, with code, for using NRF240L01+ with Picaxe, on the Picaxe forum. https://picaxeforum.co.uk/threads/using-inhaos-rf2400-2-4-ghz-rf-modules.19036/ I might well be interested later on...