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I posted a comment some time ago about a discussion I had with Hornby at STEAM in Swindon.
All I could get out of them at this event was that a Hornby decoder could be fitted to any Hornby loco. In the light of the Adrian Hall email, what they didn't say could be more significant than what they did.

Now, more than ever, definitely going to wait and see what Bachmann come up with.

 

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Sorry Gary, but I don't agree with your insinuation that a Hornby employee should say that I could fit a Hornby decoder to any Hornby loco.
Unless it's true and every such decoder fitted will work without problems.

The other point to be made is that any such Hornby demonstrator will fully realize that a prospective customer will have locos of at least one other manufacturer in his stud. If said demonstrator knows that there could be a problem with ANY RTR loco and does not mention it, he is being dishonest and trying to sell a product that he knows to be unfit for purpose. If on the other hand he honestly does not know of the potential problem, then he should not be allowed by Hornby to give advice to the public attending the show.

If Hornby did not realize this potential problem existed, then they should immediately make it known and provide a fix.

So let's be informed properly, is there a potential problem? and if so what is going to be done about it?

I'm still (at least at this stage) glad I decided to wait and see how Bachmann compares.

 

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QUOTE Yes but Neil is rude

That's rich coming from your side of the "pond" good buddy. Not that I think you are rude, just that I'm surprised you don't see it as normal.

Anyway, Neil isn't rude --- Well not really for a Aussie Haggis anyway.

 

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QUOTE And if a Hornby rep says that a Hornby decoder can be used with all Hornby locos then what is wrong with that/ It is all down to the question asked

Quite, Gary and my point exactly.
Problem is, we were discussing if the Hornby system was suitable for my needs, I had told him that I had some old Hornby locos, as well as some new ones and that I had a few Bachmann items as well.
My question therefore was, by definition, "can I use your system for all of these?".

Although I was told no lies, I certainly was not told the whole truth and I resent that.

Unless Bachmann is a dramatic improvement, the truth is I will probably end up waiting until I can justify spending the extra money for a more advanced system like Lentz, Digitrax or Ecos and so make my choice "future proof".

 

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More a loyal fan Dennis! Or is that a very loyal fan? Or is that a very, very loyal fan?

Seriously though, although we like to have the occasional "verbal spar" with Gary, there is nothing wrong with loyalty and I fully accept that his wish is to be helpful, especially to the "novice" in a particular branch of our hobby.

We do enjoy our correspondence with you Gary, it's very entertaining. Often helpful, but always entertaining.