May I be the first, though undoubtedly not the last, to congratulate you on your 10 million views milestone. This video, as ever, is so very useful which helps explain why your channel is so successful. Thank you Charlie.
Thanks Will, that’s very kind of you to say so mate. I find it all a bit bewildering really. But it’s so fulfilling to be part of such a happy community. Regards Charlie
Nice to see the marriage of old fashioned piano wire control with a state of the art digital motor. It used to be recommended to include an 'Omega Loop" _Ω_ bend in the piano wire which would take up any excess pressure (or perhaps deliver a bit more positive pressure) depending on how it was adjusted. This might help anyone who finds their points don't throw completely. Also, of course, users of different designs of point motor need to use a "momentary" or "passing contact" switch to avoid burning out the coils if power is left on - although using a Capacitance Discharge Unit (CDU) with those can protect against any faulty switches. 10,000,001 congratulations! Mike
Just got my first MP1 working on my new small shunting layout. Followed your video and it worked first time. Many thanks Charlie and thanks also to James at DCC Train Automation for all the patient and helpful advice over the phone pre purchase.
Brilliant presentation with all the details I will need to mount my three MP-5s on top of my duckunder. I did the the channels with a Dremel router attachment and bit. It came out better than expected.
Very very very interesting Charlie, I’ve never quite liked the idea of surface mounted point motors, wow I am so behind the times !!! I never even knew they made slow action surfaces mounted motors !! Lol - I’m still not totally sold on them because of the need to hide the travel and have some kind of structure to cover it - But they certainly have there place in our wonderful Modeling world - thanks Charlie, great video PS no surprise to me (and others) you’ve reached all those viewers - your in all likelihood the best model railway videos on the internet - brilliant 👍
8 Months late but congrats on 10 million plus reviews. well deserved. Good show on MP5's, now to find a dealer who sells them in Canada. Cheers Charlie
"Confession time. . . ." Charlie, you make me laugh! Great tutorial on a switch system of which I was not aware. Pretty cool. Thanks, again, for the lesson! Ten Million Views! Simply amazing! Congratulations!
Morning Charlie, I've been watching you do your wireing for a long time now, and I can honestly say for the first time " it makes sense " for me you've assumed and pitched this just right and do you know what I'm going to have a go. Thank you Charlie I always enjoy and marvel at your courage of stretching yourself showing you mishaps, but having a go. If I can get something like this to work then the sky's the limit. Just every so often back to basics works I'm sorry if it doesn't for the more knowledgeable but it does for me. Take care Charlie, Eddy xxx
I was a bit annoyed yesterday that no video had appeared, ten I realised it was Thursday! Well worth waiting for this one. Thanks as ever, started my new layout this week
Congrats on your achievement. I’ve been running my layout with these motors for 3 years. No adjustments required, no failures. Springs left in. FWIW, you’ve actually missed a trick… similarly I have a couple of these motors that couldn’t go directly below the point but they have been “surface mounted”… just not the top surface. I used wire bent in a a shape in order to keep the motor underneath the baseboard and mounted them off to the side. Wire is held to the bottom of the baseboard with some pan head screws nipped up and backed off just enough to allow free movement. All the best, Jon.
Diez millones? Enhorabuena!! (10 million? Congratulations!!) I don't think you needed the translation!! That's an amazing stat, I wonder how many different viewers there are, many, many thousands!! Don't tell the man on the viaduct though...... He'll be wanting appearance money!! That was a simple and yet effective solution for a surface mounted switch motor, we'll never know (or remember) where it was when it's all finished. Well done and thanks for keeping it simple!! Thanks for all your hard work Charlie enjoyed everyone of your videos. Have a great weekend and good luck from Spain!!
Great as always Charlie. I sometimes wonder if you make a deliberate mistake or two just to entertain us - but I don't think you are that good an actor! Always love the warts and all reality. Congrats on reaching that milestone - a testament to how useful and entertaining your channel is.
We have been using these motors for years in a number of different ways. The surface mount option is just one i also have come customers mounting them to drive semaphore signals.
Félicitations à vous pour la qualité de votre travail, ne parlant pas votre langue et surtout ne la comprend pas plus, ayant des connaissances dans le modélisme train, j’ai un réel plaisir à regarder vos vidéos !!!!! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Félicitations pour 🏆 👀 🍾
Firstly, congrats on your 10mill views, a tesement to your highly professional presentations. Secondly, I got very excited by your presentation on thee MP3 / MP6 point motors and I rushed over to the DCC train automation site to order a box of them for my layout currently in build. But sadly, they are not availalbe at the time of writing this. So it looks like its back to solenoids and Cobali IP digital for now at least. Thanks for allyou brilliant videos, Charlie, keep them coming.
Nobody deserves the accolade more than you for all the good you do to help people with various model rail problems and to see that even somebody as practised as you are make mistakes makes all feel that bit better. More to the point when we make a mistake the first question is " what would Charlie do" and immediately the answer comes check out his videos!!. Thank you for another wonderfully explained video and long may they continue. Frank
Wow, what thorough coverage of a piece of equipment you have not encountered before! Impressive. Other viewers may be interested to know that I have been using a significant number of MPI motors for about 18 months and had no reliability issues. Mine are driven by iTrain through Digikeijs decoders - brilliant. The reason for the dodgy looking wire arrangement on the surface mounted ones at the top of my helix is to allow some tolerance in the travel which is normally provided by the vertical rod when mounted under the layout. Without that tolerance, I found that the motor might stall before the end of its travel and then not respond to the command to return.
@@ChadwickModelRailway Good question Charlie! I have left them all on the default 6mm setting, thinking that 3mm would not be enough for the Peco points. (Thinking that 3mm was for N gauge) I have also left the springs on the points because there seemed to be no need to remove them. Reading a couple of forums just now, it seems the optimal setting is 3mm as you say, but with the springs removed, at least for the lower powered MP1. Maybe I should make a ‘Mistakes’ video 😂 Regards, Steve
Thanks for posting this. Saw this video a month or so ago. Have swapped my layout over to the MP1 on the back of this. Great motor and was able to use with existing point decoders. Saved a small fortune compared to swapping to servos. Cheers
Great video very simple to follow 10 out of 10 Charlie. I am glad you mentioned the alternative DCC switch drivers I was using the Digikeijs DR4018 but these appear to have been discontinued so I have moved to the Yamorc YD8116. Just thought I would mention that.
Thank you Charley. I used MP1 on my N-Scale layout when it was in the build. Great motors for the price paied. And for sure! your worth every single view and Im so glad for you on 10m mark. I think I stand for some of them and some videos I looked at several times as they described in detail what I needed to know during my own build. You keep it simple and makes it easy for even a Swedish halfblind old fart. Im waiting on that shuttle trafic how to *blink blink* haha And I just love your sense of humor. So with that, thank you for all your hard work.
Awesome Video Charlie And On My Model Railway I use OO Gauge Signal Levers To Control My Points And Signals and Levers and also has interlocking so you can’t set signals and points in the wrong order
A thoroughly well-deserved achievement. And my joints are ever so glad you’ve discovered these motors - no more grovelling under baseboards! As ever, thank you for the clear explanation and guidance - a real find.
well done Charlie, and well deserved. i don't have a train set, however, i have this vicarious pleasure of your wonderful creativity. i've watched you since the beginning of covid. i've never caught it. i caught 'Chadwick Model Railway' instead. i'm in Bouzigues watching.
I also am a great Fan of you and what you do. I like the most that you are not afraid to show what went wrong. And you can smile about it. To me you are a great Inspiration. Its only Human to fail. Keep up the good work. Yours cencerely Henk.
Congratulations! Well deserved. It's the way you modestly entertain and inform. A lot is above my head but I love watching to see how far our hobby has come since the 60s. The way you solve problems ,and make mistakes, on line is so reassuring. Even you make mistakes ! I then don't feel so silly if I do. I keep all the episodes for reference. I absolutely love DCC and your way of dealing with it and adapting different approaches is very informative . Love also your "no frills" Unbiased assessments Of different products and manufacturers Keep us the good work. Here's to the next 10 million . It proves people in our hobby have good taste. Stay safe Howard
Thank you for that video and congrats on the milestone. When I said before that I'd hoped for a clearer explanation of servo point operation, that was much clearer than I got from the MERG stand at an exhibition. I think that the difference is that the MERG solution uses servo controllers that have to sit near the servo and they have to be set up with the travel limits electronically, whereas these motors use physical means of setting the travel. The latter being far simpler for the likes of me, I'll order a few MP1s and give it a go. Barry.
What an ideal product for layout point motors and with other applications from the output switch. Wow, 10 Million viewers at Chadwick MR. It goes to show how intertaining your channel is Charlie for its content. A well deserved accolade, earned for all your great work in producing amazing informative UA-cam films. Congratulaions Charlie for your world wide appeal from us viewers.
another fab review Charlie as i have said before always look forward to your videos always informative .A huge congratulations on 10 million views some acheivement well deserved
Well done on the 10M viewings, you will just have to keep at it until you hit that level of subscribers! Amazing how uTube connects us all, glad to be part of it and thanks for the updates and tips, tricks, bloopers and now confessions. Glad to see the surface mount PM worked out so well. I assume that pull continuous current to hold in position. All the best Stephen
I fitted a Cobalt in its horizontally position with one of their right angle accessories to clear to clear the lower track. No need for any other component as frog polarity taken care of and being Dcc , no need for additional decoder, even feedback taken care of.
Have been watching your Chadwick journey from your original TMD. It would be fascinating to know how many people you have watching who do not have a set/layout, but are drawn to your amazing and informative presentations (I am one of those). Power to your point motors and of course to you Charlie.
Yes, I am one of those too. I left the hobby when I went off to university in the 1980s but am planning to return in the near future as I head towards my 60th birthday
Well Charlie, what can we say about your 10 million views, it's thoroughly deserved with your very useful educational resource, Honesty and so much, well done and Thank You
Congratulations on the 10 million milestone. You've reached that because the content and presentation of your videos is superb and eminently watchable.
Congrats on the 10 million mark Sir! On to the next mile stone. Seriously though, you entertained us over the years, through Covid and out the other side. We really do appreciate you and your videos fella. 🎉 10MILLION!! WOOOOOWWW🎉🎉🎉🎉
10 mil views, wow, that's fantastic!! Congrats Charlie!! Perfect timing; I picked up some MP5s a while ago for surface mounting on a round-the-ceiling shelf layout that needs to keep a clean bottom side, but haven't seen many videos about them at all. Glad one of my trusted go-to YT railroaders such as yourself is taking a look at them. Thanks a ton from across the pond!
I Love These MP1s they are cheap, easy to Install and they Work since 6 years without any Problems at my modules. I ve bought them at The Leipzig Model Fair for 10€/ Motor..... These Czech Motors are Well engineered!
10 Million views - terrific! That's the equivalent of every single person in Wales+Scotland+Northern Ireland having watched your videos! As always a very good look at the options Charlie. Just today I got email from DCC cpncepts about their new mini-motors which are also very small but offer direct DCC control without the need for interface boards such as the Digitrax and Digikeijs ones you instanced here. I think I might be looking at those! At about £25 each though they will have to get cheaper, but I expect they will do once the development costs have been recouped. I think for the electronically minded builder, they would have to get cheaper because a home-brew equivalent - such as an ESP-01 (8266) microcontroller and vanilla servo motor combo commanded by ESP_NOW over direct WiFi (i.e. no router needed) could be implemented for well under £10 - though of course with a lot more integration effort and know-how required. It's the old time-versus-money equation again!
I take your point Alan, most of the time people just want a simple answer rather than a complexed, more involved one. Plug and play, a beautiful term. Regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie. This was a very useful video as always, especially as I am planning on using point motors for the first time on my new layout I have seen videos on seeps and your tortoise motors so this is very useful to see the process from start to finish as a beginner for a simple point motor. Thanks again as this will be incredibly helpful and useful for me and others in the future. Congrats on 10 million views and see you in the next one. Nat 👍
Well done Charlie you do a dam good job helping those who are maybe new to this wonderful world of model railways, or not so new thank you so much Charlie.
What a great video. Thanks for taking the time to explain in such basic detail how to wire this piece of equipment. I would not have had any idea. I currently have the Hornby surface mounted point motors across my layout, but if I ever needed to change them to something else, I know what and how now. Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you Charlie and many congratulations on reaching 10 million view. I can’t imagine what that would look like ! Keep them coming. Roy.
Congratulation for 10M views milestone. I sure there will be 10M more in future. Chadwick Model Railway in my view probably the best most informative model channel on U-Tube. The channel just improves with every showing on U-Tube. Its great. Thank you Charlie 😀😀😀
Congratulations Charlie. Your informative and entertaining and sometimes humorous videos are proof of why you have achieved such a high number of views. Keep at it please
Charlie - congratulations, you are a treasure and a real gentleman of the hobby. By the way, the easiest way to magnetise a screwdriver is to scrape it over the back of an old Hi-Fi speaker. I use my magnetised drivers to pick up dropped screws from awkward places under or behind the baseboard..
I'm not quite upto this level yet but like all your videos its very clear, informatiive and definitely a keeper until I am. Thank you for the time you put in and for sharing.👍
May I be the first, though undoubtedly not the last, to congratulate you on your 10 million views milestone. This video, as ever, is so very useful which helps explain why your channel is so successful. Thank you Charlie.
Thanks Will, that’s very kind of you to say so mate.
I find it all a bit bewildering really. But it’s so fulfilling to be part of such a happy community. Regards Charlie
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Where can a person aquire MP5 or MP1?
You’re the second to last person on the planet not to have heard about these point motors. What a neat little piece of equipment!
I think we must’ve been hiding away RL. Regards, Charlie
Smiled when the screw jumped onto the magnet 🙂
That’s funny, I cringed. Regards, Charlie
Charlie, you are brill. Excellent excellent explanation. Spot on matey
Thanks Denzil, that’s most kind. Regards, Charlie.
Nice to see the marriage of old fashioned piano wire control with a state of the art digital motor. It used to be recommended to include an 'Omega Loop" _Ω_ bend in the piano wire which would take up any excess pressure (or perhaps deliver a bit more positive pressure) depending on how it was adjusted. This might help anyone who finds their points don't throw completely. Also, of course, users of different designs of point motor need to use a "momentary" or "passing contact" switch to avoid burning out the coils if power is left on - although using a Capacitance Discharge Unit (CDU) with those can protect against any faulty switches. 10,000,001 congratulations! Mike
You make an excellent point Mike, which I believed derived from people not adjusting the length of throw. Regards, Charlie
Magnetic screwdrivers are definitely a double edged sword😀 very interesting and informative video.
I’m so pleased that you found it. Interesting and entertaining crabby. Regards, Charlie
Congratulations, Charlie. Ten Million! A testament to your videography, honesty, and charm.
That’s very kind of you to say so Mike. Stay safe mate, regards Charlie.
Hi, just bought 5 m p 1 points, Very helpful video. Well done to you.
Thanks Jack, I’m so pleased that you found the video useful. Regards, Charlie.
10 million views well done. Looking forward to a zero being added to that. Keep the great videos coming.
Thanks Richard, you are most kind. Regards Charlie
Just got my first MP1 working on my new small shunting layout. Followed your video and it worked first time. Many thanks Charlie and thanks also to James at DCC Train Automation for all the patient and helpful advice over the phone pre purchase.
That’s great news mate.
Regards Charlie.
Brilliant presentation with all the details I will need to mount my three MP-5s on top of my duckunder. I did the the channels with a Dremel router attachment and bit. It came out better than expected.
That’s great news KC. Regards Charlie
Very informative and useful video. My main observation is a worry on the longevity of the plastic parts in the mechanism.
I understand your concern John, however, it’s probably the same with all point Motors. Regards, Charlie
Very very very interesting Charlie, I’ve never quite liked the idea of surface mounted point motors, wow I am so behind the times !!! I never even knew they made slow action surfaces mounted motors !! Lol - I’m still not totally sold on them because of the need to hide the travel and have some kind of structure to cover it - But they certainly have there place in our wonderful Modeling world - thanks Charlie, great video
PS no surprise to me (and others) you’ve reached all those viewers - your in all likelihood the best model railway videos on the internet - brilliant 👍
Thanks Andy, for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
Many congratulations on your achievement
Thanks Howard, that’s most kind of you. Regards, Charlie
8 Months late but congrats on 10 million plus reviews. well deserved. Good show on MP5's, now to find a dealer who sells them in Canada. Cheers Charlie
Thanks GB, and good luck with your project. Regards, Charlie
"Confession time. . . ." Charlie, you make me laugh! Great tutorial on a switch system of which I was not aware. Pretty cool. Thanks, again, for the lesson! Ten Million Views! Simply amazing! Congratulations!
Thanks Pat, that’s most kind.
Regards Charlie
Morning Charlie, I've been watching you do your wireing for a long time now, and I can honestly say for the first time " it makes sense " for me you've assumed and pitched this just right and do you know what I'm going to have a go. Thank you Charlie I always enjoy and marvel at your courage of stretching yourself showing you mishaps, but having a go. If I can get something like this to work then the sky's the limit. Just every so often back to basics works I'm sorry if it doesn't for the more knowledgeable but it does for me. Take care Charlie, Eddy xxx
That’s such good news Eddy.
Regards Charlie
Thanks Charlie, I now have my point motor of choice.
Thanks mate, I’m so pleased that you found it interesting. Regards Charlie
I was a bit annoyed yesterday that no video had appeared, ten I realised it was Thursday! Well worth waiting for this one. Thanks as ever, started my new layout this week
Thanks Tim, and good luck with your project. Regards, Charlie
Well deserved Honour...10,000,000...Autographs are usual I trust ?? Well Done mate !!!!
For you, Phillip, it would be an honour. Regards, Charlie
Congrats on your achievement.
I’ve been running my layout with these motors for 3 years. No adjustments required, no failures. Springs left in.
FWIW, you’ve actually missed a trick… similarly I have a couple of these motors that couldn’t go directly below the point but they have been “surface mounted”… just not the top surface. I used wire bent in a a shape in order to keep the motor underneath the baseboard and mounted them off to the side. Wire is held to the bottom of the baseboard with some pan head screws nipped up and backed off just enough to allow free movement.
All the best,
Jon.
Great information Jon, many thanks, regards, Charlie
Congratulations Charlie and thanks for your service to our hobby.😀
That’s very kind of you to say so, Andrew. Regards, Charlie
Diez millones? Enhorabuena!! (10 million? Congratulations!!) I don't think you needed the translation!!
That's an amazing stat, I wonder how many different viewers there are, many, many thousands!! Don't tell the man on the viaduct though...... He'll be wanting appearance money!!
That was a simple and yet effective solution for a surface mounted switch motor, we'll never know (or remember) where it was when it's all finished. Well done and thanks for keeping it simple!!
Thanks for all your hard work Charlie enjoyed everyone of your videos.
Have a great weekend and good luck from Spain!!
Thanks David, I’m so pleased that you enjoy it. Have a great suntan, regards, Charlie
congrats on reaching the ten mill always good viewing Charlie
Thanks David, much appreciated.
Regards Charlie
Handy bits of kit. Totally deserved viewing figures for a genuine gentleman.
Thanks Rob, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Great as always Charlie. I sometimes wonder if you make a deliberate mistake or two just to entertain us - but I don't think you are that good an actor! Always love the warts and all reality. Congrats on reaching that milestone - a testament to how useful and entertaining your channel is.
Thanks Lee, that’s very kind of you to say so mate. Hopefully you’ll be pleased the way the TMD is coming along. Regards Charlie
Congrats on the 10,000,000 Charlie! Nice little unit that MP5.
Thanks Captain, I’m so pleased that you found it interesting. Regards, Charlie
Certainly I’ve discovered them (thx dcctrainautomation) but mounting them sideways like that is opening significant new thought pathways.
We have been using these motors for years in a number of different ways. The surface mount option is just one i also have come customers mounting them to drive semaphore signals.
@@DCCtrainautomation the horizontal action and flat profile is very nice.
Excellent comments, gentlemen. Regards, Charlie
Félicitations à vous pour la qualité de votre travail, ne parlant pas votre langue et surtout ne la comprend pas plus, ayant des connaissances dans le modélisme train, j’ai un réel plaisir à regarder vos vidéos !!!!! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Félicitations pour 🏆 👀 🍾
Thank you very much DMS. Regards, Charlie
Firstly, congrats on your 10mill views, a tesement to your highly professional presentations. Secondly, I got very excited by your presentation on thee MP3 / MP6 point motors and I rushed over to the DCC train automation site to order a box of them for my layout currently in build. But sadly, they are not availalbe at the time of writing this. So it looks like its back to solenoids and Cobali IP digital for now at least. Thanks for allyou brilliant videos, Charlie, keep them coming.
Give James a call Nick, and ask for a delivery date. Regards Charlie
@@ChadwickModelRailway took your advice and spoke to James I now have 8 MP1s and tow YoMoroc controllers thanks again!
Congratulations on your 10 million views. Inspiring & entertaining your videos always are, Charlie. Very Anne Robinson that wink at the end... 😂
That’s very kind of you to say so Mark. Wink. Regards, Charlie.
I use the MP point motors and yes I had the exact same problem with the new Peco Y point frog short circuit, it took me ages to find it
Yes, it was. Certainly a good head scratching moment. Regards, Charlie.
Nobody deserves the accolade more than you for all the good you do to help people with various model rail problems and to see that even somebody as practised as you are make mistakes makes all feel that bit better. More to the point when we make a mistake the first question is " what would Charlie do" and immediately the answer comes check out his videos!!. Thank you for another wonderfully explained video and long may they continue. Frank
Thanks Frank for such a heartwarming comment. Regards Charlie
Yet another concise clear explanation so even wiring dummies (like me) can understand. Congratulations on the channel milestone. Arthur
Thanks Arthur, I’m so pleased that you found the video interesting. Regards Charlie
MANY CONGRATS CHARLIE.....KEEP IT UP! FOUND LAST VID VERY INTERESTING,EVEN AS AN ANOLG USER,BUT TOO FAR DONE THE ROAD NOW....GOD BLESS...
Thanks Larry, I’m so pleased that you found it interesting. Regards Charlie
...well they are just the ticket for my bullhead points and not terribly thick baseboard frames. Not too pricey either.
Great stuff
I’m so pleased you found the video interesting. Regards, Charlie
Wow, what thorough coverage of a piece of equipment you have not encountered before! Impressive. Other viewers may be interested to know that I have been using a significant number of MPI motors for about 18 months and had no reliability issues. Mine are driven by iTrain through Digikeijs decoders - brilliant. The reason for the dodgy looking wire arrangement on the surface mounted ones at the top of my helix is to allow some tolerance in the travel which is normally provided by the vertical rod when mounted under the layout. Without that tolerance, I found that the motor might stall before the end of its travel and then not respond to the command to return.
Thanks Steve, for an interesting comment. Have you changed the length of throw to 3 mm? Regards Charlie
@@ChadwickModelRailway Good question Charlie! I have left them all on the default 6mm setting, thinking that 3mm would not be enough for the Peco points. (Thinking that 3mm was for N gauge) I have also left the springs on the points because there seemed to be no need to remove them. Reading a couple of forums just now, it seems the optimal setting is 3mm as you say, but with the springs removed, at least for the lower powered MP1. Maybe I should make a ‘Mistakes’ video 😂 Regards, Steve
Thanks for posting this. Saw this video a month or so ago. Have swapped my layout over to the MP1 on the back of this. Great motor and was able to use with existing point decoders. Saved a small fortune compared to swapping to servos. Cheers
That’s great news, Gaz, I’m so pleased that you found the video useful. Regards, Charlie.
I shared this with my nephew who is building my layout 😂😂😂
What a great nephew he is Robert. Regards, Charlie.
Well deserved Charlie, I'm not a modeller but still enjoy your videos
It’s great to have you on board Martyn. Stay safe, regards, Charlie
Congratulations Charlie! 10 million!
Thanks, Nathan, it was somewhat astounding. Regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie. Very informative video. No you are not the last person to discover these, I'm behind you! Cheers, Angus.
We probably we came equal last Angus. Regards, Charlie
Great video very simple to follow 10 out of 10 Charlie.
I am glad you mentioned the alternative DCC switch drivers I was using the Digikeijs DR4018 but these appear to have been discontinued so I have moved to the Yamorc YD8116. Just thought I would mention that.
Probably a good move Arthur as I believe they are now bankrupt. Regards, Charlie
Thank you Charley. I used MP1 on my N-Scale layout when it was in the build. Great motors for the price paied. And for sure! your worth every single view and Im so glad for you on 10m mark. I think I stand for some of them and some videos I looked at several times as they described in detail what I needed to know during my own build. You keep it simple and makes it easy for even a Swedish halfblind old fart. Im waiting on that shuttle trafic how to *blink blink* haha And I just love your sense of humor.
So with that, thank you for all your hard work.
Thanks LY, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
This was a really good video Charlie
-Thomas,
Thanks Thomas, I’m so pleased you enjoyed it.
Awesome Video Charlie And On My Model Railway I use OO Gauge Signal Levers To Control My Points And Signals and Levers and also has interlocking so you can’t set signals and points in the wrong order
That’s an interesting configuration Christopher. Regards, Charlie
10,000,000 Views. Congratulations. It's very much Deserved. 👍🇬🇧
Thanks Adam, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
A thoroughly well-deserved achievement. And my joints are ever so glad you’ve discovered these motors - no more grovelling under baseboards! As ever, thank you for the clear explanation and guidance - a real find.
Thanks Alex, I’m so pleased that you found the video useful. Regards Charlie
This channel is the reason I started my own layout Charlie! You inspired me and I watch your videos religiously every 2 weeks.
Thanks Robert, it’s great to have you on board. Regards Charlie
I'm a Cobalt digital man, nothing finer as far as I'm concerned!! All I'm going to buy!!
The choice, these days, seems endless. Regards, Charlie.
I'm a Little late to this video, but am now planning on using the MP1 and MP5 point motors on my projects.
A good choice mate. Regards Charlie
Congratulations on 10m views. Thanks for the ideas and straightforward way of doing things. Here’s to the next 10m!
Thanks John, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Congratulations 10mil wow
Regards
David
Thanks David, much appreciated. Regards, Charlie
Well done Charlie. 10m views, not surprising really, great videos and great commentary. Cheers.
Thanks Paul , that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Congrats on the million views--proof positive that sincerity and straightforwardness are keys to success.
Thank you Captain Mac you’re too kind. Regards Charlie
Congratulations on the 10 million views Charlie. Early Saturday morning (kiwi time) is a special time!
Now that’s dedication Robin. Regards, Charlie.
Firstly..Congratulations for the 10M views mate! 🎉🎉 Secondly thanks for the informative video and a layout update! Looking forward to more!! 🚆
Thanks AS, I’m so pleased that you enjoy the channel. Regards Charlie
A very good demonstration. Thank you very much and congratulations. Regards Michael
Thank Michael, that’s most kind.
Regards Charlie
well done Charlie, and well deserved. i don't have a train set, however, i have this vicarious pleasure of your wonderful creativity. i've watched you since the beginning of covid. i've never caught it. i caught 'Chadwick Model Railway' instead. i'm in Bouzigues watching.
Thank you Kevin for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
Congratulations on your 10 million views Charlie. Testament to the quality of your work.
(Another excellent video, BTW!)
That’s very kind of you to say so Ron. Regards, Charlie
I also am a great Fan of you and what you do. I like the most that you are not afraid to show what went wrong. And you can smile about it. To me you are a great Inspiration. Its only Human to fail. Keep up the good work.
Yours cencerely Henk.
Thank you for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
Congratulations!
Well deserved.
It's the way you modestly entertain and inform. A lot is above my head but I love watching to see how far our hobby has come since the 60s.
The way you solve problems ,and make mistakes, on line is so reassuring. Even you make mistakes ! I then don't feel so silly if I do.
I keep all the episodes for reference. I absolutely love DCC and your way of dealing with it and adapting different approaches is very informative .
Love also your "no frills"
Unbiased assessments
Of different products and manufacturers
Keep us the good work.
Here's to the next 10 million . It proves people in our hobby have good taste.
Stay safe
Howard
Thank you Howard, for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie, huge congratulations on smashing the 10 million mark. Incredible result! Keep up the great work
Thanks Simon, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Thank you for that video and congrats on the milestone. When I said before that I'd hoped for a clearer explanation of servo point operation, that was much clearer than I got from the MERG stand at an exhibition. I think that the difference is that the MERG solution uses servo controllers that have to sit near the servo and they have to be set up with the travel limits electronically, whereas these motors use physical means of setting the travel. The latter being far simpler for the likes of me, I'll order a few MP1s and give it a go.
Barry.
That’s great news Barry, I’m so pleased that you found the video useful. Regards Charlie
Congratulations on the 10 million milestone. Another great video Charlie.
Thanks John, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Good one, Charlie. Love when you say "What could possibly go wrong?" Congratulations on 10 millions views.
Thank you Rob, I’m so pleased that you find the channel interesting. Regards Charlie
Congrats on your successes. Thankyou for the info on the MP's. My favorite part was the magnetic screw driver trick. Happy RRing. God bless
Thanks Robert, I’m so pleased that you found the video interesting. Regards, Charlie.
What an ideal product for layout point motors and with other applications from the output switch. Wow, 10 Million viewers at Chadwick MR. It goes to show how intertaining your channel is Charlie for its content. A well deserved accolade, earned for all your great work in producing amazing informative UA-cam films. Congratulaions Charlie for your world wide appeal from us viewers.
Thanks John, for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
@Chadwick Model Railway You are welcome, my friend.
another fab review Charlie as i have said before always look forward to your videos always informative .A huge congratulations on 10 million views some acheivement well deserved
Thanks Geoffrey, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Well done on the 10M viewings, you will just have to keep at it until you hit that level of subscribers! Amazing how uTube connects us all, glad to be part of it and thanks for the updates and tips, tricks, bloopers and now confessions. Glad to see the surface mount PM worked out so well. I assume that pull continuous current to hold in position. All the best Stephen
Thanks Stephen, but no, once the motors have cycled they power off. Regards Charlie
@@ChadwickModelRailway That's a big bonus then, far better than the stall types!
Congratulations! Staggering number. And the MP1 walk-through was precisely what I needed! (Bonus: I am slowly learning the King's English).
Thanks Joseph, I’m so pleased that you found the video interesting. Regards Charlie
10 mil. Congrats Charlie. What could possibly go wrong 🎉😂
Thanks Stefaan, regards, Charlie
You are indeed an artisan...skill and dedication to the task....by comparison I'm a screw loose lol
That’s very kind of you to say so, David. Regards, Charlie
I fitted a Cobalt in its horizontally position with one of their right angle accessories to clear to clear the lower track. No need for any other component as frog polarity taken care of and being Dcc , no need for additional decoder, even feedback taken care of.
A sound decision made there Chris. Regards, Charlie
Late to watch this weeks... Congratulations on your 1,000,000 but understandable for such a great channel!
That’s very kind of you to say so Kieran. Many thanks, regards, Charlie
Thanks, many thanks. From the Netherlands. Very educational, also the connecting schemes
Thanks Ronald, I’m so pleased that you found the video interesting. Regards Charlie
Have been watching your Chadwick journey from your original TMD. It would be fascinating to know how many people you have watching who do not have a set/layout, but are drawn to your amazing and informative presentations (I am one of those). Power to your point motors and of course to you Charlie.
Yes, I am one of those too. I left the hobby when I went off to university in the 1980s but am planning to return in the near future as I head towards my 60th birthday
Yes gentlemen, I do find it, rewarding, people enjoy the channel while I build their virtual layout. Regards, Charlie
Well Charlie, what can we say about your 10 million views, it's thoroughly deserved with your very useful educational resource, Honesty and so much, well done and Thank You
That’s very kind of you to say so OM, regards, Charlie
Please, keep up the excellent work. Your channel inspires us.
That’s very kind BT. Regards Charlie
Congratulations on the 10 million milestone. You've reached that because the content and presentation of your videos is superb and eminently watchable.
That’s very kind of you to say so scooter. Regards, Charlie
Congrats on the 10 million mark Sir! On to the next mile stone. Seriously though, you entertained us over the years, through Covid and out the other side. We really do appreciate you and your videos fella. 🎉 10MILLION!! WOOOOOWWW🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Scott, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Congratulations on the views Charlie, glad I could help a little. Take care
That’s most kind, John. Stay safe, regards, Charlie
Congratulations Charlie on 10M, I enjoy your videos and take inspiration from your methods here on the other side of the pond!
Thanks Philip, it’s great to have you on board. Regards Charlie
10 mil views, wow, that's fantastic!! Congrats Charlie!!
Perfect timing; I picked up some MP5s a while ago for surface mounting on a round-the-ceiling shelf layout that needs to keep a clean bottom side, but haven't seen many videos about them at all. Glad one of my trusted go-to YT railroaders such as yourself is taking a look at them. Thanks a ton from across the pond!
Thanks, C 79 I’m so pleased that you found it useful. Regards, Charlie
Agree about the MTB motors , most of what i've found video wise is all in German and not that easy to follow
I Love These MP1s they are cheap, easy to Install and they Work since 6 years without any Problems at my modules. I ve bought them at The Leipzig Model Fair for 10€/ Motor..... These Czech Motors are Well engineered!
Thanks BM, a recommendation indeed. Regards, Charlie
PS: And a very well deserved achievement. Your videos are in incredibly watchable and extremely well produced
That’s very kind of you to say so Stephen. Regards, Charlie
10 Million views - terrific! That's the equivalent of every single person in Wales+Scotland+Northern Ireland having watched your videos!
As always a very good look at the options Charlie. Just today I got email from DCC cpncepts about their new mini-motors which are also very small but offer direct DCC control without the need for interface boards such as the Digitrax and Digikeijs ones you instanced here. I think I might be looking at those! At about £25 each though they will have to get cheaper, but I expect they will do once the development costs have been recouped. I think for the electronically minded builder, they would have to get cheaper because a home-brew equivalent - such as an ESP-01 (8266) microcontroller and vanilla servo motor combo commanded by ESP_NOW over direct WiFi (i.e. no router needed) could be implemented for well under £10 - though of course with a lot more integration effort and know-how required. It's the old time-versus-money equation again!
I take your point Alan, most of the time people just want a simple answer rather than a complexed, more involved one. Plug and play, a beautiful term. Regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie
Well deserved. I have learnt so much from what you have shared
Thanks and cheers Mark
Thanks Mark, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Hi Charlie. This was a very useful video as always, especially as I am planning on using point motors for the first time on my new layout I have seen videos on seeps and your tortoise motors so this is very useful to see the process from start to finish as a beginner for a simple point motor. Thanks again as this will be incredibly helpful and useful for me and others in the future. Congrats on 10 million views and see you in the next one. Nat 👍
Thanks Nat, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Well done Charlie you do a dam good job helping those who are maybe new to this wonderful world of model railways, or not so new thank you so much Charlie.
Thanks Tony, that’s very kind of you to say so mate. Regards, Charlie
What a great video. Thanks for taking the time to explain in such basic detail how to wire this piece of equipment. I would not have had any idea. I currently have the Hornby surface mounted point motors across my layout, but if I ever needed to change them to something else, I know what and how now. Always a pleasure to watch and learn from you Charlie and many congratulations on reaching 10 million view. I can’t imagine what that would look like ! Keep them coming. Roy.
Thanks Roy. I’m so pleased that you enjoy the channel. Regards Charlie
thanks for the video charley glad i waited for your video i got a cobalt digital but this video will give me more options thanks.
They say that every day is a school day, James. Regards, Charlie
Congratulation for 10M views milestone. I sure there will be 10M more in future.
Chadwick Model Railway in my view probably the best most informative model channel on U-Tube.
The channel just improves with every showing on U-Tube. Its great.
Thank you Charlie 😀😀😀
Thank you John for such a heartwarming comment. Regards, Charlie
Great video👍💜😊✌️
I wasn't aware of this brand - they look great - everyday is a school day👍💜😊✌️
I’m so pleased that you found it. Interesting MS. Regards, Charlie
In addendum, I ordered a dozen of the MP1’s and the shipping from the UK to Texas wasn’t much more than shipping from Brooklyn NY! ✌️
That’s great news mate.
Congratulations Charlie. Your informative and entertaining and sometimes humorous videos are proof of why you have achieved such a high number of views. Keep at it please
That’s very kind of you to say so Thomas. Regards, Charlie
10 million views, that's amazing. You shouldn't be surprised however, you always put out great content.
Thanks George, that’s very kind of you to say so. Regards, Charlie
Charlie - congratulations, you are a treasure and a real gentleman of the hobby. By the way, the easiest way to magnetise a screwdriver is to scrape it over the back of an old Hi-Fi speaker. I use my magnetised drivers to pick up dropped screws from awkward places under or behind the baseboard..
What an excellent tip, John. Many thanks, Regards, Charlie.
I'm not quite upto this level yet but like all your videos its very clear, informatiive and definitely a keeper until I am. Thank you for the time you put in and for sharing.👍
Thanks John, I’m so pleased that you found it interesting. Regards Charlie
Hope you had a lovely Easter
Thanks Tez, and hopefully you did too. Regards, Charlie