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by -steves-
Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Headlamp housings
Replies: 8
Views: 160

Re: Headlamp housings

I have this sort of thing, depends on the dimensions you need?
by -steves-
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: 3D Printing
Topic: Headlamp housings
Replies: 8
Views: 160

Re: Headlamp housings

Could you just draw something up so I know what sort of thing you are looking for, I may, or may not have something already or that can be adapted / modified.
by -steves-
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
Replies: 338
Views: 70182

Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

I have managed to actually run a train today! Link to the Video: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t77i5sx37e00rtaipwtg6/first-goods-service-this-year-HD-1080p.mov?rlkey=i4eabu0fdr4xcj96cehurbkm3&dl=0 The locomotive is the one I have just fitted the "Cheapo Chinese Sound Card" to. I have...
by -steves-
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Thanks for your replies guys. I wasn't having ago at anyone in the thread and like I said I did find it interesting reading, It's OK Rod, I don't think anyone thought you was "having a go" at anyone. Electrics can be baffling that is for sure, electronics even more so, even for me. I was ...
by -steves-
Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

On reading this thread I am glad it's all worked out Philip, yet for me and I presume most of use who are not that well informed with electricity stuff, buying a 'Cheapo Sound Card' isn't something that would be worth it for use, possibly because we would end up blowing stuff up with all those resi...
by -steves-
Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: Cabbed Hunslet
Replies: 16
Views: 605

Re: Cabbed Hunslet

Not much on this for a while, mojo isn't all that high at the moment. I have not rivited it, added detail, nor weathered it, not even added buffers, but it is as it is and makes a nice base for a loco. Other than adding buffers, that's probably as far as I will go on this for now. Sorry it isn't to ...
by -steves-
Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

PS. It's probably advisable to protect the link from P3 to the soundcard with a 1k resistor, or maybe even a 4.7k resistor if you're powering the soundcard with 7.4v Rik PS - Now corrected the label for the switch and added the 1k resistor to the wiring diagram (see above) I am no electrician nor t...
by -steves-
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

That's pretty much the wiring I used for mine, but without the buck convertor, the sound card I bought can handle 2 x li-ion batteries (8.4v) with no issue so just run them direct from the power input of the RX.
by -steves-
Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Just to update on this, from my POV. I've been in discussions with Andy because I had to get him to reprogram it before when I couldn't, and thought he might have some insight on what I've been doing wrong. It has been more and more unexpected things and not accepting inputs. Eventually we went rig...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Gmeinder & Co loco
Replies: 99
Views: 2425

Re: Gmeinder & Co loco

Such a shame :oops:
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 161

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

This is what I want, the item in the photo isn't the size I want, it would have 54 printed on the belt and not 42... I know there is £3.33 postage on these but cheap enough at 34p each https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32814325775.html Thanks for that Steve. :thumbright: They are not wide enough unfo...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 161

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

Yet again while looking at a small-scale manufacturer's website, I saw a note saying "at the present time, we can not sell kits to Canada, the U.S.A., or countries in the E.U." What in particular are you looking at buying? There is a chance that someone in the UK might buy whatever it is ...
by -steves-
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: British businesses who won't sell to Canada
Replies: 12
Views: 161

Re: British businesses who won't sell to Canada

FWLR wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:40 am
This is what I want, the item in the photo isn't the size I want, it would have 54 printed on the belt and not 42...

I know there is £3.33 postage on these but cheap enough at 34p each

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32814325775.html
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Can you borrow a prog 4 to programme it with, or borrow a different TX, like a TX20? I have a Prog4 but it no longer works with the serial cables/Coolterm.. it's all obsolete. Nobody I know within half a days journey to borrow from ( I think you are about the nearest! :roll: ) unfortunately and it'...
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

You should be able to work out the version you have, from the numbers written on the chip. Can't leave it alone, despite what I said yesterday - frustration speaking! Yesterday evening I managed to find the little leaflet that came with it originally and that says it is version 5.20. I've been thro...
by -steves-
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

Well it works on a standard RX setup, sorry about the out of focus video :oops: Next thing is getting a servo output on a Micron RX603. Well, I need to talk to you about a soundcard, so I can give you instructions on how to configure a spare 'P' output to be a servo, as well.. 8) Phil.P Erm, yup, t...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Photos Removal
Replies: 4
Views: 56

Re: Photos Removal

BTW, I am not sure if all your images and videos are stored online as I don't use Apple anything's so wouldn't have a clue, but you should ensure you have a backup of all those, be it on an extra hard disk or backed up online, or both. This is from someone that lost all their photos when two hard dr...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Photos Removal
Replies: 4
Views: 56

Re: Photos Removal

This is kind of an Off Topic. I would like to know if I removed my photos off my MacBook, (I have over 12000 photos and 500 videos) would removing them also remove them off the forum. My MacBook is really old now, Vintage apparently, :lol :lol and is getting slow because they are taking up a lot of...
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: Gmeinder & Co loco
Replies: 99
Views: 2425

Re: Gmeinder & Co loco

I have to say, that does look exceptionally good :thumbleft:
by -steves-
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: Cheapo diesel sound card
Replies: 123
Views: 2221

Re: Cheapo diesel sound card

OK, chaps I need some advice, or even just thoughts! I have a Deltang Rx41d-x-v5 lead-out on P2 passed through MA002b, configured as servo on ch4, sitting around doing nothing. I originally got it for the Austo-Daimler but didn't use it so it's currently working fine at controlling the Gmeinder cha...