Hornby P2 Steam Generator (REVIEW AND TEST)

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Only fill your locomotive with tap or distilled water. The steam generator is an ultrasonic device, patented by Hornby. No heat is generated. Add up to 5ml using the pipette provided, away from the track or layout.
Steam is generated once the sound function is turned on, using your Digital Command station.
Turning the sound off will stop the smoke effects. The ‘chuffs’ emitted are synchronised with the sounds, and the locomotive emits more smoke effects at lower speeds.
Expect the water reservoir to last around half an hour when running, though duration is linked to speeds and operation.
Always read the Instructions beforehand.
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@michaelcrane3327 Ай бұрын

Really great promotional video guys, looking forward to seeing plenty more

@TheModelCentreTMC Ай бұрын

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@NewModelRailway1 Ай бұрын

The next level up from this would be to have a small amount of steam exit from the loco's whistle whenever the button for whistle blow is pressed on the DCC controller.

@TheModelCentreTMC Ай бұрын

Safety valves and cylinder purge valves first over whistle, surely? 😂

@NewModelRailway1 Ай бұрын

@@TheModelCentreTMC If there's a sound file for it, then in the words of Captain Picard, make it so

@lukestevens8735 Ай бұрын

@@TheModelCentreTMCDefinitely cylinders first!

@criminal__8615 25 күн бұрын

they never changed the smoke chimney over to the one supposed to be used when using the steam generator, so by not swapping it over what damage will occur?

@nickrails Ай бұрын

This is genuinely impressive - dynamic steam which appears to scale very realistically. Fantastic layout to demonstrate it on as well. My only concern would be whether over time moisture from the unit would affect scenery items on the layout.

@byfordmodelrailway786 Ай бұрын

Yes I have to agree, I have got the Flying Scotsman on pre-order but did wonder about the possible long term damage from steam vapour especially if you use card models built with PVA glue. I live abroad where it can be very hot and stopped using card kits as the are susceptible to the heat causing the glue to weaken so I know from experience that some conditions can cause problems.

@TheModelCentreTMC 25 күн бұрын

There's so little being emitted, you'd have to run it for an incredibly long time for it to become a problem. The 5mL reservoir lasted a good 30 mins during filming and still wasn't empty...

@nickrails 25 күн бұрын

@themodelcentretmc Thanks for the info! That's very encouraging. Hornby should be congratulated on this, it's a major step forward to fully immersive 4mm model steam locos.

@byfordmodelrailway786 24 күн бұрын

@@TheModelCentreTMC Thanks for that, it's good to know and very encouraging. Looking forward to receiving my loco and giving it a full workout.

@danprice7973 Ай бұрын

Great video. Don't you need to remove the chimney and replace it with one that is for the smoke generator though?

@FormallyknownasE100 Ай бұрын

It appear not thankfully.

@TheModelCentreTMC Ай бұрын

Yes, it's recommended, but we were curious to see if it would work or not. As can be seen, a very small amount of water vapour is diverted, but that's all and we can live with how this looks quite well 😎

@danprice7973 Ай бұрын

Yes I agree looks much better with the original chimney doesn’t it. Good idea 👍🏻 😊

@NewModelRailway1 Ай бұрын

I noticed this too and it puzzles me as to why we need to bother switching chimneys. It didn't seem to adversely affect either the running quality or the smoke effect.

@danprice7973 Ай бұрын

@@NewModelRailway1 I agree I guess you’d have to buy one and try it for yourself. It’s probably more efficient smoke effects if it has the larger chimney, perhaps it stops water droplets from forming or something

@lukegauci1159 Ай бұрын

Do these work on a dc layout please? I have asked everywhere and no one seems to know

@JP_TaVeryMuch Ай бұрын

Don't see why not but I'm taking an educated guess. In defence of my assumption, it's, forgive me, not their first Rodeo as there's been a number of appearances of these magic reality locos in the past. You know, back when even Zero-1 digital control was little more than a smut in the eyes of Hornby et al.

@TheModelCentreTMC Ай бұрын

Hi Luke - we know! :) These are DCC-only locomotives, so avoid placing on an analogue layout.

@Ballinalower 29 күн бұрын

I have owned HO locos with dynamic smoke for 15 years. I put one on KZfaq 14 years ago. I just popped down to my layout room and checked the instructions for one I bought 7 years ago, a Broadway Limited model. It can run on DC and the smoke will work, but DCC is recommended. Or they suggest getting something called a DC Master which is a device that fits between your DC controller and the track and allows you to access many of the features of a DCC sound loco. The last HO steamer I bought about 5 years ago has clouds of steam coming from the cylinders on starting off as well as dynamic smoke. If you do go over to DCC I suggest you avoid any Hornby controllers. Most things Hornby are 15 to 20 years behind the rest of the world. Look at Lenz, ESU or even Bachman which owns ESU and has similar controllers with fewer features at a much lower price. Almost any loco you have bought in the last 15 years will be DCC ready. So all you have to do is plug in a decoder. Your model shop will show you how easy it is.