Hornby R070 00 Gauge Turntable Electric

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I, too, have just bought and installed a Hornby Turntable. I think you have made two conflicting statements in your post... I was wondering whether anyone had attempted to muffle the noise - e.g. inserting sound deadening material on the inside of the motor/gear housing, or mounting the TT on some kind of insulating mat, or . . . . . . ? Because the motor itself is quite quiet. There was a kit, Turntable Motorising Unit, R.411, which was used to motorise the R.410 Hand-Operated Turntable... I realise that my loco's (motor or lights) will not operate until the turntable is in the correct position but I prefer it like that." If you

The combined minds on the forum have put together a modification plan that improves on Hornby's own suggested modification to resolve this 'short circuit' issue when using the Hornby DC Analogue turntable on a Digital DCC layout. It is documented in a 'historical thread', but unfortunately the 'historical threads' on this new forum are still awaiting their historical images to be copied over from the old forum. So the described modification method will be near impossible to follow with the supporting images missing.

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From my point of view, I run my trains via Railmaster programs, including the movement of the turntable. I prefer to be as automated as possible so that I can enjoy watching the trains, rather than spend a lot of time and mental energy controlling them myself. But as I say, that is only my personal preference. effectively make a reversing loop, is a short caused or is the loop isolated by the different positions of the rotating rail as it goes from one turnout to the other?[/i]"

Bad news on worms. There doesn't seem to be any way I can extract my existing worm without a special tool, which of course I don't have - and I have tried just pulling. And the plastic worm on the X03 looks too short from Peter's illustration. OK, so here is a photo of the motor I have - needless to say it is totally devoid of any identification.Very late X.04 locomotive motors were in fact the X.03 (Later Type) motor specification, but fitted with the Brass two-start worm... Failing that, how feasible do you think it would be for me to fit the worm myself, using a mechanic's vice? It looks like it is theoretically possible, but do you think there is too much risk of motor damage - bent shaft, etc.? I would still have to buy a new worm from Peter at the same time as a wormless motor, because my existing worm can't be freed from my current motor. Definitely Plan B. I will see how much noise a new motor makes at reduced voltage once I get one, and assess whether I can live with it. Otherwise I will play with bits of flannelette in carefully selected spots inside (wouldn't want it to get into the gears or motor!). Given the very low duty cycle of the motor, I wouldn't have thought heat build-up would be too much of an issue (but we'll see). connection has the polarity reversed (my reference was to a reversing loop situation in my original post), then there is still an isolation issue. But a simple gapping still has the problem of a loco shorting over it as it passes surely? I would like to ensure that an outlet spur is only live when the turntable is in the correct position for that