Hi all, did not know if I had to post this in "Problems" or here, so
I decided to post it here. Feel free to move it.
I recently got my 12v trainset 7715 (plus 7865) out of storage. Bought some rails
because some were broken, and conduting rails (which I cleaned them with IPA),
polished up the brass contacts of the motor and it ran again.
But, only after a push. After a little push it runs again like before bringing
back all those childhood memories.
Furthermore, if I stop it and leave the train idle, it again will not start running
when turning the power on. It again needs a little push first.
Hi all, did not know if I had to post this in "Problems" or here, so
I decided to post it here. Feel free to move it.
I recently got my 12v trainset 7715 (plus 7865) out of storage. Bought some rails
because some were broken, and conduting rails (which I cleaned them with IPA),
polished up the brass contacts of the motor and it ran again.
But, only after a push. After a little push it runs again like before bringing
back all those childhood memories.
Furthermore, if I stop it and leave the train idle, it again will not start running
when turning the power on. It again needs a little push first.
Anyone know what the problem could be?
Probably just like any Electric old motor. Brush or copper contacts are Corroded
or have oxidation. while its possible to get inside them, some of the old cases
I remember are sealed, I had to destroy one of the old 12v I bought over 30 years
ago with a similar problem. With the Advent of 3d Printers.... In a Pinch I'd
just make a new casing but Shhh don't tell the Purity Police
Hi all, did not know if I had to post this in "Problems" or here, so
I decided to post it here. Feel free to move it.
I recently got my 12v trainset 7715 (plus 7865) out of storage. Bought some rails
because some were broken, and conduting rails (which I cleaned them with IPA),
polished up the brass contacts of the motor and it ran again.
But, only after a push. After a little push it runs again like before bringing
back all those childhood memories.
Furthermore, if I stop it and leave the train idle, it again will not start running
when turning the power on. It again needs a little push first.
Anyone know what the problem could be?
Probably just like any Electric old motor. Brush or copper contacts are Corroded
or have oxidation. while its possible to get inside them, some of the old cases
I remember are sealed, I had to destroy one of the old 12v I bought over 30 years
ago with a similar problem. With the Advent of 3d Printers.... In a Pinch I'd
just make a new casing but Shhh don't tell the Purity Police
I believe it could be congealed grease (and dirt) in the motor that adds too
much friction too.
Or the contactors not touching the electric rails enough? IIRC (I hadn’t
tested mine for some time), they may sometimes get stuck a bit too high after
a bump between two rails. When the speed is high enough, the train goes on and
the contactors eventually go down and catch up.
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