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An Ailing 'Tintagel Castle'. Advice Appreciated.


NinthPlanet

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Hi all,

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My Hornby R2848 'Tintagel Castle' sounds and acts none-too-great. At low speeds she stutters and makes a deep, low-pitch, rumbling noise - particularly when running forwards. I fitted her with a Hornby R8249 DCC Decoder three weeks ago, but the problem was happening before that. I thought it might be because she hadn't been run that often until recently, but I think the issue is with the motor.

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Can anyone advise me on the best course of action? I'm a little wary of separating loco and tender due to the delicate wires. Many thanks in advance. 😀

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9th planet..........you need to refer to service sheet hss346c.......sounds like you have a motor or gears problem, should be easy to dismantle for inspection...........get one of these extractors to safely remove the wiring plug to the tender, essential for the toolkit.........HB

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You don't say how old your 'tintagel' is.

If it has been in a box for a good while, it may need a very good clean and lube of the mechanism, wheels, and pick-ups.

As it was doing this BEFORE you changed it to DCC, it is not the decoder, but the loco itself.

It has been said many times before, if you intend converting a loco, make sure it runs well on dc FIRST!

You are now running her with a DCC controller, aren't you, and not an old analogue (dc) one, which could use a pulsed power control system - hence the rumbling or buzzing at low speeds.

What controller are you using?

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9th planet..........you need to refer to service sheet hss346c.......sounds like you have a motor or gears problem, should be easy to dismantle for inspection...........get one of these extractors to safely remove the wiring plug to the tender, essential for the toolkit.........HB

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Thanks for the information howbiman. I'll get in contact with Hornby to get one of those extractors. 😀

 

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You don't say how old your 'tintagel' is.

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She was a pre-order that I received in March 2011.

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If it has been in a box for a good while, it may need a very good clean and lube of the mechanism, wheels, and pick-ups.

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Thanks for the advice. I've just lubricated the areas that the O&M manual suggests I lubricate. I'll report back to see if anything has improved.

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As it was doing this BEFORE you changed it to DCC, it is not the decoder, but the loco itself.

It has been said many times before, if you intend converting a loco, make sure it runs well on dc FIRST!

You are now running her with a DCC controller, aren't you, and not an old analogue (dc) one, which could use a pulsed power control system - hence the rumbling or buzzing at low speeds.

What controller are you using?

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My DCC controller is a Hornby eLink. The DC controller I used her on before installing the decoder is a Hornby R965, which I bought in 2009. Is the R965 a pulsed DC controller?

 

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