Fairy Wood Light Railway

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by bazzer42 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:40 pm

Hi Rob, just caught up with this. You are certainly progressing quickly. Another option for screwing track down could be stainless security screws from Toolstation or Screwfix. They use a star shape screw it, could deter somebody from pinching your track - the Forest of Dean is full of shady folk (me included)
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:09 pm

Well laid some track today after my little excursion yesterday for my birthday, Anne is getting into the garden layout, she has bought somethings for the disused slate mine, a fork lift and figure, i haven’t got the heart to tell her the figure is a driver and the fork lift doesn’t really go, but i am not going to criticise her for doing it, at least she is taking an interest in doing something on the layout.

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I think it looks ok the way it runs slightly of centre, it was done like that so it didn’t look to straight.

I am still loading a couple of videos on to youtube so when done i will put them up on here.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:33 pm

A couple of videos of the 1st run of the Tram on the layout.

https://youtu.be/mUk4TvFM5t0

https://youtu.be/VjHXMEUnQ-I

Can anyone tell me if it needs an oiling or is there something else i can do. :thumbup:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:19 pm

That's a smart looking vehicle Rod, it is noisy though..... perhaps it's because it is a big hollow sound-box and needs some insulation material around the motor? It might be the gear meshing and that could mean replacing them.
Can you run it without the body so you can eliminate the problems one at a time?
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by bazzer42 » Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:19 pm

I agree with Peter take it bit by bit and you should be able to identify the cause. Good luck.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:49 am

Thanks Guys, i am going to be busy today, going to a meet at the West Lancs Light Railway this morning until about 2pm, then straight over to see a Granddaughter for her 3rd Birthday, then to-morrow both Anne and I are going to Elscar show, last minute thing that Anne is keen to go to, so who am i to argue with a woman .... lol.

But i will try both of your suggestions, but i fear it maybe the gears, pity because it is a nice looking Tram, i am still having trouble binding the Pickup to the Deltang R/X, it moves about a foot then stops, goes back about 6” and stops, talk about one foot forward 2 back .... lol.

Still there is always another day to enjoy .......... :thumb: :thumbup:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:11 am

Regarding the pickup Ron, make sure the batteries you are using in the Tx and Rx are good. The battery came with the pickup so it might be faulty.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:27 am

Thanks Tom, it’s Rod though .... lol. I have put new batteries in the Pickup but not the T/X. The T/X is ok for the Tram, so should be ok for the Pickup shouldn’t it Tom..I did have trouble with this before if you can remember and Rik pointed out what i needed to do, but now it just doesn’t want to bind on another position on the T/X, but it must be receiving a signal hey, otherwise it wouldn’t move at all would it, it’s got to be something wrong with the Pickup somewhere i feel.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:13 pm

Rod, I am no expert but I suggest you try to bind the Tx/Rx again before you despair. I also had an issue with binding one of my locos and the fault was me! I couldn't see the Rx flashing inside the body of the loco and was too quick to switch on the Tx before it was ready to receive the signal. Just try waiting a few seconds longer to see if that works... it did for me!
Failing that, if you send the Rx to Phil at RC Trains, he will test it to see if a fault has developed. They can be repaired.
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by Big Jim » Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:21 pm

Have fun checking for the noise, all part of the joys of garden railways.
One trick for getting the gears quieter is to use bike chain lube. Muc off do a spray lube that is a synthetic heavy oil. It won't cure the problem but I have used it to good effect.
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:11 am

Well I have sorted the noise I think, just a little pressure to the axle is all that was needed, don’t ask me how it worked, it just did lol. And now it works great, Anne is most pleased, she is always running it now, only thing is a can’t get on the layout to lay some more track...lol. :lol: :lol:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:07 am

Had a problem with my camera loading pictures for some reason, but sorted now, so here is what i got in the post yesterday.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:18 am

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You can probably imagine the look on my face, my very 1st Live Steam and probably my last according to Anne..lol :lol: It took me 1 hour to unpack them both and i can tell you how pleased i was with them, but unfortunately by the time i did all this it started to rain, so not able to give her a run.

She is going to be renamed, but would it give me problems in doing so. i.e. damage the paint work or something. She is going to be called “Lady Trixie” after Anne’s middle name, i feel it is the right thing to do, after all Anne is the CEO of FWLR and she should have the honour of the 1st steamer called after her.

Happy Steaming... :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:22 am

Forgot to say a massive shout out to PETER BUTLER, Thank You PETER for a brilliant loco, and for packing it so brilliantly.

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:28 am

Good luck with it Rod.

Roundhouse locos hardly use any steam oil so with the amount Peter has supplied that should last you years!

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Sep 27, 2017 1:34 pm

Haha well that's if I can get to run it Tom :thumbup:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by ge_rik » Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:56 pm

FWLR wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:49 am i am still having trouble binding the Pickup to the Deltang R/X, it moves about a foot then stops, goes back about 6” and stops
Hi Rod
Are the forward and back movements in response to moving the control knob on the Tx, or is it doing these forward and back movements spontaneously regardless of what instructions are coming from the Tx?

A video might help with the diagnosis

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by Big Jim » Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:33 pm

Congratulations on your new engine. I know it well and I am certain you will be very happy with it.
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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:07 am

Thanks Jim, I am so happy with it, and like Tom has said the oil will last me years... :thumbup:

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Re: Fairy Wood Light Railway

Post by FWLR » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:15 am

ge_rik wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:56 pm
FWLR wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:49 am i am still having trouble binding the Pickup to the Deltang R/X, it moves about a foot then stops, goes back about 6” and stops
Hi Rod
Are the forward and back movements in response to moving the control knob on the Tx, or is it doing these forward and back movements spontaneously regardless of what instructions are coming from the Tx?

A video might help with the diagnosis

Rik
Hi Rik,

The problem we think (Simon) from anythingnarrowgauge, is the r/x, it seems it may be faulty, Simon is getting me another one, so hopefully it will be sorted.

The movements are my doing, the Pickup will stop after about a foot, then i switch it in reverse and it stops after about 6”.

This is only a small problem, but one that is annoying, but i will perceiver with it though, it is a nice looking vehicle and i don’t want to bin it, not that i would anyway.

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