There was a gentleman who had on display, Dominion of New Zealand with two tenders, based on when Bittern was repainted in Garter Blue in 2010/11 and had them for the tours
Can't remember which kit it was i got, not Horns and Whistles i know. Looks to be the same motor. I took mine apart and found theyre cheap and nasty motors. Since then I've stuck to tinkering the original ringfields to work as well as they can. Can assure you that the old mechanism works just as well as the CD motor, and has more torque. Since the CD kit burned out on me (running a rake of 3 coaches at about 3V) I've never thrown out the old stuff! Have seen original Ringfields with decoders working ok before, not sure which chip though as I Know some chips just won't take more than 200mA. The loco locking up as it goes can be fixed with some cleaning and oiling (usually gets anything from this period going). It'll also help performance. Really nice job, sounds great. All the best Will
I never throw away the old stuff, just in case. I mentioned in the video that when new, or serviced correctly the old ringfield actually works ok. I'll probably do a video on how to clean them up and make them work properly, i've see so many dirty abused ones. the just need a little love sometimes.
@@davescustomconversions there's a number of minute tolerances in build quality (I've found mid 80s is worst). The ones of the late 70s and mid 90s onwards are always well built. Things like the commutator segments not being flush (the plates curl up at the end and effectively lathe the brushes, making running crap). When you can sort those sort of little issues you can have absolutely brilliant runners. Have read from a few idiots before that 'no lubrication is necessary'. Look forward to seeing how you overhaul them. All the best Will
Hi there. I'm sure I saw you buying that set at GETS! I remember thinking, "That's a good-looking set. If they don't buy it, then I'll have a look." Frankly, I think you've done far more with it than I would have done. BTW, what was the name of the company from which you bought the 2nd batch of motors?
1st pair of motors came as a kit from Horn Whistles Workshop, and it worked well. 2nd pair came from Kingfisher Trading UK, and they were cheaper too, but ultimately both kits worked well And yes, that was me at GETS ;)
What is the upgrade motor called ? how much and where di you buy it if you don't mind me asking its just i have a similar model i would like to convert
Hi Dave - amazing - glad you got this fabulous Flying Scotsman
it is great to see the two tenders - amazing - I enjoyed making my video on it ;) the one that got away! Excellent buy thereRegards Elizabeth
Great to see your doing blogg vidios again, i had the best time at the Electric train show, and great to have met you and your Dad. 😊
It was good to see you too buddy :)
There was a gentleman who had on display, Dominion of New Zealand with two tenders, based on when Bittern was repainted in Garter Blue in 2010/11 and had them for the tours
Can't remember which kit it was i got, not Horns and Whistles i know. Looks to be the same motor. I took mine apart and found theyre cheap and nasty motors. Since then I've stuck to tinkering the original ringfields to work as well as they can. Can assure you that the old mechanism works just as well as the CD motor, and has more torque. Since the CD kit burned out on me (running a rake of 3 coaches at about 3V) I've never thrown out the old stuff!
Have seen original Ringfields with decoders working ok before, not sure which chip though as I Know some chips just won't take more than 200mA.
The loco locking up as it goes can be fixed with some cleaning and oiling (usually gets anything from this period going). It'll also help performance.
Really nice job, sounds great.
All the best
Will
I never throw away the old stuff, just in case. I mentioned in the video that when new, or serviced correctly the old ringfield actually works ok. I'll probably do a video on how to clean them up and make them work properly, i've see so many dirty abused ones. the just need a little love sometimes.
@@davescustomconversions there's a number of minute tolerances in build quality (I've found mid 80s is worst). The ones of the late 70s and mid 90s onwards are always well built. Things like the commutator segments not being flush (the plates curl up at the end and effectively lathe the brushes, making running crap). When you can sort those sort of little issues you can have absolutely brilliant runners.
Have read from a few idiots before that 'no lubrication is necessary'. Look forward to seeing how you overhaul them.
All the best
Will
Hi there. I'm sure I saw you buying that set at GETS! I remember thinking, "That's a good-looking set. If they don't buy it, then I'll have a look." Frankly, I think you've done far more with it than I would have done.
BTW, what was the name of the company from which you bought the 2nd batch of motors?
1st pair of motors came as a kit from Horn Whistles Workshop, and it worked well.
2nd pair came from Kingfisher Trading UK, and they were cheaper too, but ultimately both kits worked well
And yes, that was me at GETS ;)
What is the upgrade motor called ? how much and where di you buy it if you don't mind me asking its just i have a similar model i would like to convert
I found them on ebay, Hor Whistle was the 1st pair, the 2nd pair came from Kingfisher.
Never new 2 tenders. Have 2 never used 40 years old.