Hi All

Has anyone out there used J.Tiptons loco lamps and sucessfully fitted them with bulbs or LEDs. If so can I have details please.

Eric Penn

I have recently purchased a 'Maid if Kent', and steamed it for the first time today. The tubes are 7/16" but I find it only possible to clean 2 of them with the correct size flue brush. On inspection the tubes are coated with a layer of hard soot, easily visible with a torch, it starts about an inch...

Hi Frits Since posting the original message I have been investigating the www on the subject and found a paper on the Water Treatment subject by Ray Parsons at http://www.modeleng.org/articles/hwater03.pdf. Makes interesting reading. As you say don't use Calgon :oops: Do you go to the Oignies meetin...

Having just caught up on the Boiler Fur topic, I am wondering if anyone has or does use Calgon in the loco water. By the look of the TV adverts the tubes should be bright and shiney.

Have just ths week returned to the steam fold after several years building and running electric locos.

Eric Penn

Having had several battery failures in what I considered to be a short time using both car and leisure batteries I decided to look around for better units and also came up with Elecsol. I bought two early last year and they are performing OK. They have a greater advertised capacity at 70ah over othe...