Tomix Track Cleaner is it DCC Only?

[Bealman]

But if thats the one I think it is, it's just a rubber under the wagon? 

[trainsdownunder]

Get yourself one of these George, it works on DCC or DC, must admit I have not tried it yet but I have heard good reports about it.

CMX clean machine is what I have. Similar to the above but just pain brass. Fairly expensive but has worked well over the years, Load up with IPA and off she goes. Do need to be a little careful with the drip rate though otherwise scenery can be affected

[jonclox]

But if thats the one I think it is, it's just a rubber under the wagon? 

Yups  the one I recommended is a compound rubber that is suppied 3 in the box and they are washable and reusable indefinably.
For suction problems I use a hand held vacuum cleaner

[DELETED]

Have to say I have been bitterly disappointed with my Tomix when I jumped on the band wagon and bought it from Japan at good price.

• In hoover mode I admit it works very well, but half as good as my keyboard hoover does and my keyboard hoover sucks dust up twice as fast
  I found my Tomix has so much drag -I can't use it on Kato 1st or 2nd curves without overloading a bo-bo or co-co loco
  I swapped my "hoover" head on the Tomix for a cleaning pad and put the Tomix fluid in the reservoir.  It just bled the solvent everywhere and gave me problems as it got into the loco.  Also, I found although the pad is very loosely slung, it hung up on every point and rail gap which wasn't 100% flush (but never gives problems for rolling stock)

I was going to sell my Tomix, but as I just can't seem to get it to work my morals say I should not punt it off.  That said I know others get it to work well -I am now a firm believer in:

• Quick rub with hardboard / softwood with light mist of IPA
  Gaugemasters under slung cleaning pads -took a long time to convince me and they are hard to find an item of stock to fit but they work so well.  After half an hour running on track I use an IPA soaked cotton bud to clean the pad then they are good to go again.  Job done.

Rich

[Caz]

Gaugemasters under slung cleaning pads -took a long time to convince me and they are hard to find an item of stock to fit but they work so well. 

Totally agree, those little pads are great and can be re-used if cleaned.  Almost every train I run now has one fitted somewhere in the rake.  For passenger trains I use a CCT van as the carrier and for goods trains, then a 15ft guards van is perfect.  To get them to fit I reduce the width of the plastic and pad a little so it fits between the various frame hardware.

[Railwaygun]

Have to say I have been bitterly disappointed with my Tomix when I jumped on the band wagon and bought it from Japan at good price.

• In hoover mode I admit it works very well, but half as good as my keyboard hoover does and my keyboard hoover sucks dust up twice as fast
  I found my Tomix has so much drag -I can't use it on Kato 1st or 2nd curves without overloading a bo-bo or co-co loco
  I swapped my "hoover" head on the Tomix for a cleaning pad and put the Tomix fluid in the reservoir.  It just bled the solvent everywhere and gave me problems as it got into the loco.  Also, I found although the pad is very loosely slung, it hung up on every point and rail gap which wasn't 100% flush (but never gives problems for rolling stock)

did you remove the semi-circular brush next to the hoover fan? this is the source of most of the drag on mine

Nick R

I was going to sell my Tomix, but as I just can't seem to get it to work my morals say I should not punt it off.  That said I know others get it to work well -I am now a firm believer in:

• Quick rub with hardboard / softwood with light mist of IPA
  Gaugemasters under slung cleaning pads -took a long time to convince me and they are hard to find an item of stock to fit but they work so well.  After half an hour running on track I use an IPA soaked cotton bud to clean the pad then they are good to go again.  Job done.

Rich

[Railwaygun]

Gaugemasters under slung cleaning pads -took a long time to convince me and they are hard to find an item of stock to fit but they work so well. 

Originally made by Noch and rebranded by GAugemaster so obtainable from any good continental supplier