Notes from Filverstone No.5 - Hornby HM7000 in the Battery-Powered Dapol 7mm 08

When I tried the HM7000 in the battery powered O gauge 08 I was disappointed to find it incredibly unreliable, continually disconnecting and working only 10% of the time...turned out to be user error! 🙄 Just goes to show if all else fails - RTFM!
This video is just about what I did to make the HM7000 work, see my other videos for the actual conversion of the loco:
Part one is here: • Notes from Filverstone...
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[@musoseven8218]

More ingenuity Philip 👍✌️😊💜

[@phasedgroup03]

Wonderful Phil - It works a treat - Thank You. The HM/DCC App needs some work to be Perfect! 😃👍

[@chairmakerPete]

This is completely brilliant - genius! Exactly what I've been looking for. Adore that slow running capability - totally outstanding. Bluetooth control from my phone or tablet with battery power enabling locos to crawl across complex, dirty pointwork is the promise of HM7000 fulfilled. We can now paint our rails all over in a rust colour and let the wheels wear that off where they will. Hopefully the penny will drop with Hornby to provide battery options for OO and even TT, and all the scales can move to "dead rail" and freedom from the tedium and frustrations of layout wiring. Do you sell this as a kit? Got a Dapol 08 waiting for just such a conversion.

[@chairmakerPete]

@@fildowns thank you, Philip. I'll check to see whether I have a late or early Dapol 08, (per your web form) and get an order placed with you.

[@edwardmalton7346]

Hi great video. Do you need to change CV12 to dc or this automatically recognised ?

[@madon37s]

Fantastic Fil. My conversion (helped by you of course) already has the 12 AAA batteries in so is already at 14.4V so can I assume this should work straight away mate?

[@fildowns]

Yep should go straight in there pal 👍🏼

[@832onslaught]

Hi Fil, are these HM7000 chips suitable for any O gauge loco or just the low amps small stuff?

[@fildowns]

They only do 1A Phill so little stuff. Maybe Bo-Bo with one motor and a light load.