Workshop prospectus - 2008
Regular Workshops dates:
Designing for DCC
(DCC basics)---------------> Next dates-
Saturday 19th April 2008, Saturday 19th July 2008
DCC Decoder Fitting and
Programming ------------> Next dates-
Saturday 17th May 2008, Saturday 20th September 2008
Advanced Decoder programming
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Next dates-
Saturday 21st June 2008, Saturday 18th October 2008
All
Workshops
start at 10am and end at 5pm, with 45 minutes for
lunch. Tea and coffee are available all day! We provide individual workstations, with seating and power.
If on a practical course, Please bring your own tools etc.
Courses are held in the
Manor Arms Hotel,
(which also offers discounted accommodation for our attendees.)
Location:
All our workshops are held in the beautiful Worcestershire
countryside, within easy reach of the M5, only 45 minutes from Birmingham or
Bristol, The area has a choice of local hotels or self catering
accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets. (Please mention DCC Supplies
when booking, for discount.) Any of the workshops listed below can be
arranged depending on your requirements, and our regular workshops, with
dates are published below <here>
Attractions:
The Severn Valley railway is only 20 minutes away by car, and
only an hour and a half will take you to the Great little trains of Wales!
On certain Sundays in the summer, weekending attendees are able to attend (F.O.C.)
a steaming at our local 7Ό narrow gauge railway.
We have the Bell Inn (many time winner of
Midlands CAMRA
pub
of the year) less than 10 minutes away, and miles of unspoiled countryside
with a variety of walking or riding in the Abberley hills or the Wyre forest
(with visitor centre).
We are 15 minutes from the West Midlands safari park, and
many other attractions. Worcester, or Merry Hill would be great shopping
destinations for a non-modelling partner:
Why not make a weekend or mini-break out of it?
More things to do in the area can be found here:
or
Please
book via email, our
website, or the attached booking form, don't forget to tell us if you have
any dietary requirements.
Do
you need a special workshop?
or would you like us to hold a workshop for your club or group? Contact
us for more information.
DCC Decoder Fitting and
Programming. £65.00
Book online by credit card- (please put dietary requirements, tool
requirements, etc. in the order notes box)
A Highly practical day intended for those who have never fitted a decoder, but
would like to try, and also for those who have a little experience, and would
like to clarify a few points. Not as in depth as the manufactures specific
courses, as we need to cover all makes of decoder here, and the content will
focus on the decoder, though we welcome questions on any other aspect of DCC!
- Bring the loco of your choice.
- Each loco will be examined, and discussed by the group thereby sharing
tips and tricks!
- Fitting of decoder to your loco, bring your own, or pre-order from us.
- Discussion and explanation of CV's and programming methods.
- Program your loco.
- Loco 'tuning' with CV's
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Full lunch included. Please contact us if you have special dietary requirements.
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ALSO:
·
10%
discount on all items ordered on the day.
·
Bring your
own stock, or contact us for supply of any new Hornby, Bachman, Dapol, or
Graham Farish Locomotives
We will advise if that model is suitable for the
workshop syllabus.
·
Optional DCC
toolkit only £35.00 (worth £45.00 rrp)
·
Side
cutters
·
Long nose
pliers
·
Magnifying
glass
·
3 cross
point screwdrivers
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3 flat
blade screwdrivers
·
Weller 25
watt soldering iron, with 0.8mm tip
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Tube 18 swg
Solder
·
Tweezers
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Designing for DCC £65.00
A
FULL 1 day
introductory workshop on choosing and building a DCC layout:
10am - 5.00 PM
Book online by credit card- (please put dietary requirements, tool
requirements, etc. in the order notes box)
or pay by cheque etc, via post
This
course is presumes no knowledge of DCC, and provides an introduction, discusses
DCC layout design and conversion, and assists in choosing a DCC system:
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DCC Vs
Conventional
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DCC Basics
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What's the difference
between a decoder & a command station?
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Overviews
of DCC system features.
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Converting from analogue to
DCC
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Design
considerations for your layout
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Wiring the layout
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Point
choice and modifications
-
Electronics
and DCC
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Demonstrations and playtime!
- Full
lunch included. Please contact us if you have special dietary
requirements.
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10% discount on all decoders and other accessories or items ordered on
the day.
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Advanced
Decoder Programming. £65.00
- A 1 day, hands-on fitting session for both DCC and conventional lighting
upgrades.
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Maximum of 10 attendees per workshop for best instructor ratios.
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This workshop, is by its nature an advanced course, we recommend
that you are comfortable with decoder installation, and basic concepts of CV
programming.
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Long addressing
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C.V. 29 explained
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Speed curves
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Function mapping
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Custom CV's
- Although this is a theoretical course, based
on NMRA decoder standard CV's, and is not therefore aimed at any specific
command station, please feel free to bring a decoder equipped loco, and
your command station if you wish to discuss specific issues, .
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Lighting modification & upgrade
Workshop £65.00
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A 1 day, hands-on fitting session for both DCC and conventional lighting
upgrades.
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Maximum of 10 attendees per workshop for best instructor ratios.
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This workshop, is by its nature an advanced course, however we will
assist you at each stage, and even the novice will be able to achieve the
results they are looking for, we recommend that you are comfortable with decoder
installation, and also basic modelling, as this course involves modifying your
locomotive.
o
Prototypical
lighting practices.
o
Choosing the
upgrade:
§
Locomotive
§
Rolling stock
o
Removing existing
lighting
o
Modifying the
bodywork
o
Fitting and Wiring
o
Programming DCC for
lighting (single and Multi-decoder)
o
Keeping the lights
on (Conventional control)
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Full lunch included. Please contact us if you have special dietary
requirements.
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15% discount on all lighting accessories.
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10% discount on all DCC, accessories and other items ordered on the day.
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Computer
Control Introduction. £65.00
- A full Day explaining the
principles of computer control for your DCC layout.
- Possibilities and
practicalities
- Explaining the two major areas
of control, Automation and operation
- Review of major software
vendors
- Demonstrations and hands on.
- Installation clinic.
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*NEW* DCC Onboard Sound Workshop.
£160.00
Price includes a Loksound 3.5 decoder, a decoder test board and sound
samples on CD.
09:30 to 17:30 including lunch and
refreshments.
- Explanation of sound
programming
- Introduction to
recording and editing
- Demonstration 'The
talking project'
- Walk through of basic
sound functions
- Program your own decoder
Each participant takes away a talking project, a sound project (Steam, Diesel or
Electric) to practice on at home, and a programmed Loksound decoder. Plus a full set
of notes.
Optional Loksound programmer
(Required to program your own projects) available at 15% discount
Further Loksound decoders available
on the day at 10% discount
Please bring your own laptop (a
limited number will be available on the day, so please book early!)
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DCC
Supplies: Workshop Booking form.
Workshop
title:
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Preferred
date:
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Are you
staying locally? Yes/No
DCC
installation workshop:
Make/type of loco:
Decoder type(s) required:
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Toolkit required (£35.00) Yes/No
Lighting
workshop:
Make/type of loco/rolling stock
DCC Decoder make/model required: .
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Light-on Kit (Non-DCC only) Yes/No Qty:
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Toolkit required (£35.00) Yes/No
Sound Workshop:
Steam or Diesel interest
Laptop/PC required?
General:
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Needs:
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Special
Requests/Questions/Problems that you would like us to address:
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