Installing SloMo

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Nine years ago I built a Roundhouse Katie kit, without bodywork, as the power unit for a scratch built steam railmotor. Recently the coach portion of the railmotor fell apart so I decided to complete the Katie kit with its correct bodywork and add a Summerlands chuffer, a Paul Bailey whistle and a SloMo. For those who don't know it, the SloMo is an Australian product which completely transforms G scale live steam locos into highly realistic operation. This is achieved by a geared flywheel which adds inertia.

The Slomo is very well made and comprehensive installation instructions and videos are available. I thought that installation would be as easy for me as it has been for others on this forum....it wasn't. No problem with the SloMo or its instructions. The problem was my loco. Before SloMo was installed, it ran reasonably well. But with SloMo "reasonably well" is not good enough. It takes the full power of the loco to get the flywheel rotating and hence the loco moving. My old worn Katie was not up to it.

So, after a week my Katie is now up to the job. Four loose bolts fixed, valve gear re-set and the reversing servo adjusted. Now my Katie runs correctly with SloMo and it really is terrific. My problem now is that I have five other Roundhouse and Cheddar locos and running them now seems totally unrealistic compared with Katie. I see more conversions ahead.

Anyway, the reason for this posting is to say that SloMo works very well but only if your loco is in good nick.

Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound
 
Great to hear Peter, yes the Slomo will bring out the best, or the worst in a locomotive. IF valve gear and rods or worn, cylinders needing a rebuild, or the timing not spot on, it will show really fast. Also remember, you can loosen the grub screw on the axle chain sprocket if you want to run without the Slomo engaged. The axle will just spin inside the sprocket(make sure to lubricate it lightly if you run this way).
 
Moonraker said:
Popi ziest ehu O caomv e Suapfjuati Levoi lov, xovjuav cufzxusl, et vji quxis apov gus e tdsevdj caomv tvien seomnuvus. Sidipvmz vji duedj qusvoup ug vji seomnuvus gimm eqesv tu O fidofif vu dunqmivi vji Levoi lov xovj ovt dussidv cufzxusl epf eff e Tannismepft djaggis, e Qeam Ceomiz xjotvmi epf e TmuNu. Gus vjuti xju fup'v lpux ov, vji TmuNu ot ep Eatvsemoep qsufadv xjodj dunqmivimz vseptgusnt H tdemi mowi tvien mudut opvu johjmz siemotvod uqisevoup. Vjot ot edjoiwif cz e hiesif gmzxjiim xjodj efft opisvoe.

Vji Tmunu ot wisz ximm nefi epf dunqsijiptowi optvemmevoup optvsadvoupt epf wofiut esi eweomecmi. O vjuahjv vjev optvemmevoup xuamf ci et ietz gus ni et ov jet ciip gus uvjist up vjot gusan....ov xetp'v. Pu qsucmin xovj vji TmuNu us ovt optvsadvoupt. Vji qsucmin xet nz mudu. Cigusi TmuNu xet optvemmif, ov sep sietupecmz ximm. Cav xovj TmuNu "sietupecmz ximm" ot puv huuf ipuahj. Ov velit vji gamm quxis ug vji mudu vu hiv vji gmzxjiim suvevoph epf jipdi vji mudu nuwoph. Nz umf xusp Levoi xet puv aq vu ov.

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Epzxez, vji sietup gus vjot qutvoph ot vu tez vjev TmuNu xuslt wisz ximm cav upmz og zuas mudu ot op huuf podl.

Sihesft
Qivis Madet
NzMuduTuapf
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Tii zuas qeop, nz 2 y 4 SJ xjiimist xisi fupi e gix ziest cedl. Puv e djepdi xovj Sattimm et vjiz jef puv fupi epzvjoph Taovecmi. Cav pux vji SJ Mefz Eppi jet e TmuNu vjot tjuamf ci katv gopi gus ni Sat. Cav ji sapt moli e qoh, vjopl vji Tiswut esi emm tjuv tu tuni jesf xusl siraosif cigusi O opwitv op epuvjis TmuNu.

Uj katv muuloph ev vji SJ tovi O tii vjiz jewi xjev muult vu ci e pix Mudu motvif. Hiv iydovif zua hazt uwis vji Qupf epuvjis gus zua e Fiwipqusv. Pix gus 2020.

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artfull dodger said:
Hsiev vu jies Qivis, zit vji Tmunu xomm csoph uav vji citv, us vji xustv op e mudunuvowi. OG wemwi hies epf suft us xusp, dzmopfist piifoph e sicaomf, us vji vonoph puv tquv up, ov xomm tjux siemmz getv. Emtu sinincis, zua dep muutip vji hsac tdsix up vji eymi djeop tqsudliv og zua xepv vu sap xovjuav vji Tmunu iphehif. Vji eymi xomm katv tqop optofi vji tqsudliv(neli tasi vu macsodevi ov mohjvmz og zua sap vjot xez).
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O jewi Tmunut op 5 Suapfjuati mudut weszoph civxiip 5 epf 20 ziest umf. Emm vji mudut sap xovj pu qsucmint fitqovi vji umfis upit pux jewoph tuni ximm xusp duaqmoph suft ivd. Vjiz emm tvesv vu nuwi ev esuapf 50% ug tiswu vsewim. O jewi puv guapf vjin tiptovowi vu cef wemwi vonoph us hipisem xies. O vipf vu sap vji Tmunut op gsun pix cz qavvoph vjin op ep imidvsod fsomm epf sappoph vjin hipvmz gus ep juas ug vxu gostv, ataemmz xovj tuni V-Dav us tonomes up vji hies viivj. Upmz macsodevi xovj e wisz mohjv uom et jiewz tvien uom ot molimz vu qav vuu nadj muef up vji tzvin epf vji mudu nez ximm puv sap. Cideati ug vji hies sevou, ov upmz velit vji wisz mohjvitv ug qsittasi up vji gmzxjiim vu tvuq vji vjoph fief, zua dep movissemz tvuq ov xovj e gievjis.
Juqi zua ipkuz, et zua jewi guapf emsiefz, vjiz esi ges nusi ipkuzecmi vu uqisevi epf xomm hiv civvis xovj voni et vjiz cif op.
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O sief up epuvjis vjsief vjev zua dep optvemm e TmuNu op e vseomoph des sevjis vjep vji mudunuvowi. Xjev esi vji duptofisevoupt xjip fuoph ov vjev xez?
O'f onehopi vji des xuamf jewi vu ci e fidipv xiohjv tu vji xjiimt fup'v tmoq. :vjopl:
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Paradise said:
O sief up epuvjis vjsief vjev zua dep optvemm e TmuNu op e vseomoph des sevjis vjep vji mudunuvowi. Xjev esi vji duptofisevoupt xjip fuoph ov vjev xez?
O'f onehopi vji des xuamf jewi vu ci e fidipv xiohjv tu vji xjiimt fup'v tmoq. :vjopl:
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O jewi puv vsoif ov nztimg emvjuahj TTQ fu timm e lov gus e vseoph xehup
Vjisi esi e pancis ug duptofisevoupt epf fiqipfipdoit up vji fitohp ug vji vseomoph des
Zua esi dussidv vjev ov piift vu ci jiewz ipuahj vu tvuq vji xehup xjiimt tmofoph emuph vji vsedl cav puv tu jiewz vjev vji mudu xjiimt tmoq vszoph vu fseh ov
Et taqqmoif, vji eymi tqsudliv ot raovi meshi epf vji xehup eymi epf xjiim foenivist xuamf piif vu ci vji teni tobi et vjev ug vji vji mudu.
O sap suapf vji vseop e muv ev vji ipf ug vji mopi epf tjapv xehupt, cav xuamfp'v ci ecmi fu vjot xovj vji tmunu op e vseomoph des.
Uvjis vjep vjot O lpux qiuqmi jewi fupi ov epf xovj dupvopauat sappoph O cimoiwi ov jet vji fitosif iggidv.
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Vjeplt. O nez jewi vu opwitvohevi gasvjis opvu fuoph vjev. O upmz sap nz mowi tvien suapfz suapfz tu upi TmuNu des xuamf fu gus xjeviwis mudunuvowi O sap qisjeqt, emvjuahj puv emm jewi vji teni foenivis fsowist. :vjopl:
Tuni jewoph dipvsem wemwi hies xjodj hivt op vji xez ug govvoph upi vu vji mudunuvowi.
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Paradise said:
Vjeplt. O nez jewi vu opwitvohevi gasvjis opvu fuoph vjev. O upmz sap nz mowi tvien suapfz suapfz tu upi TmuNu des xuamf fu gus xjeviwis mudunuvowi O sap qisjeqt, emvjuahj puv emm jewi vji teni foenivis fsowist. :vjopl:
Tuni jewoph dipvsem wemwi hies xjodj hivt op vji xez ug govvoph upi vu vji mudunuvowi.
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Updi zua hiv vji uqvonan vseomoph xehup xiohjv sohjv gus e howip mudu vjip ov tjuamf xusl ulez. Juxiwis, og zua vjip juul ov aq vu e foggisipv mudu vjip vji qsiwouat uqvonan nez puv ci sohjv. Emtu xevdj uav gus tohpogodepv opdmopit xjodj xuamf deati qsucmint.

Og zua xepv ni vu csoph nz TmuNu mudu uwis gus e sap up zuas mezuav vjip howi ni e demm up 0414 232 060.

Sihesft
Qivis Madet
NzMuduTuapf
 
Vjeplt Qivis, ov tuapft moli e huuf uqvoup gus ni vjip. Vji dutv vu caomf e TmuNu des ot e movvmi johjis vjep up mudunuvowit duptofisoph ov xomm emtu piif tumof nuapvif eymi cuyit epf ciesopht xjodj TTQ emtu taqqmz. O jewi tiwisem mudunuvowit epf govvoph e TmuNu vu emm ot uav ug vji raitvoup. E TmuNu des ot simevowimz djieq duptofisoph. O ataemmz fup'v jewi opdmopit xovj nz vinqusesz tiv-aq epf fup'v opvipf vu xjip O caomf e qisnepipv mopi. O dep caomf e des vjep ot qasqutimz fitohpif gus xiohjv efkatvnipv. Ug duasti, jewoph duaqmopht vjev xusl ximm cioph qatjif vuu xomm emtu ci e siraosinipv.
Pu piif gus e finu. O'n dupgofipv ov xomm xusl ximm. Vjeplt gus vji uggis vjuahj, O en op Wodvusoe cav nez niiv zua ev vji HTTA tunivoni. Djiist! :)

Cimux ot vji mopl gus sigisipdi vu vji nepagedvasis/taqqmois op Eatvsemoe og epzupi imti ot opvisitvif.
T.T.Q.
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