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Post by Country Joe on Jan 25, 2023 19:48:00 GMT
Great pictures of a great engine, Denny. 👍
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Post by curtis on Jan 25, 2023 23:59:00 GMT
I agree Denny the pictures are great. Hmm Are you using that foreign remote to run all that sound equipment for sound. LOL
Curtis
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Post by dennym57 on Jan 26, 2023 0:01:42 GMT
I agree Denny the pictures are great. Hmm Are you using that foreign remote to run all that sound equipment for sound. LOL
Curtis
Yeah, it's the new train operating DVD remote.😁
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Post by atsda on Jan 28, 2023 2:20:39 GMT
No running trains; however, I tested four operating cars – all worked fine. This included: Lionel 3484 PRR box car (Tuscan, 1953 ) (the figure appears on activation), Lionel 3454 PRR merchandise car (silver, 1946-7) (dispenses crates on activation), Lionel 3361 log unloading car (1958/9) (sequential log dumping), and Lionel 3661 refrigerated milk car (white, 195/6). There are 4 UCs on the layout – Eastside of West Loop for milk car, on the West-East going track traversing the West Loop next to the saw mill, Northside of the Central Loop for general cargo, and at the head of the Southside spur on the East Loop for general cargo and uncoupling cars when consists are reversed in. Alfred
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Post by atsda on Feb 1, 2023 14:23:04 GMT
A dead locomotive. My S2 Turbine stopped running. I may have fried the E-Unit (?). After testing the UCS on the independent Central Loop with a Scout, I changed to the S2. My intention, was to use it for heavy freight on the CL. I was wiring the UCS for independent voltage; and in a momentary lapse in brain power, I connected the transformer C terminal to the third screw terminal on the UCS, rather than connecting it to the third wire on the controller itself. My habit is to use lugs to terminate wires – and with that lug in hand, I automatically connected it to the screw. Then I went to test the train… It ran, then I realized my mistake and fixed it. Sometime after that, the S2 stopped running. It does not make any sound; however, the smoke bulb does work. I am wondering if I applied a voltage over 30 V or more to the track. I do not know what’s wrong. You would think that the bulb would burn out at that voltage. So I am baffled as to what may have gone wrong. It was a very sad event. Alfred
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Post by armyranger on Feb 1, 2023 21:30:53 GMT
Alfred: I happened to be reading this thread and noticed your post. No,you did not apply 30V to the track. Only time you can add voltage together is having them wired in series. All available volts are in parallel. No harm done to loco. Terminal 3 would have directly apply volts to the center rail. Terminal "C" on a KW/LW would give you 14V. TW would only be 18V. Train should have taken off like a jet. Something else going on with loco. JMHO Rob
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Post by rtraincollector on Feb 2, 2023 1:45:29 GMT
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Post by atsda on Feb 2, 2023 2:04:31 GMT
Thanks Rob. I'll let you know what's going on. This was the first time that I damaged a locomotive. I am disappointed and frustrated. I was getting close to having the Central Loop completed and use the 671 to pull an all operating car consist – that will have to wait. Well, maybe this isn’t the first time I messed up. I did once use vegetable cooking oil to lubricate the truck assemblies on a Lionel 218 FA unit – I was 7 at the time. Who knew that that type of oil would gum up the works. Needless to say, it did not improve performance. That stuff is really capable of picking up every bit of dust, particles, and debris. You’ve know that the first rule in O gauge railroading is that you never use steel wool to clean tracks (I have never done that.) The second rule should be that you never use cooking oil as a lubricant. Alfred
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Post by armyranger on Feb 2, 2023 3:34:01 GMT
I don't believe you damaged the loco. As I said you didn't apply 30V to the motor. Only in a series system do the volts add up. What ever volts that the C/U terminals add up to is what your loco got. Even 20 Volts is no problem. Probably only got 14/18 tops. Being that it has a smoke bulb means its a double worm gear motor. Which means the e-unit is placed horizontally, The solenoid plunger is spring loaded, not gravity. If the smoke bulb and the light works next thing I would ck is the spring that operated the solenoid plunger. Bet the plunger is hung up or the spring is broke, or came off. Spray solenoid with contact cleaner. Good luck Rob
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Post by atsda on Feb 2, 2023 4:46:19 GMT
Rob, Good troubleshooting and advice. I will bring it to my repair guy. I don't generally do much in the way of 'repairs' now (never really got into it ). Although I would not mind removing the shell and doing internal cleaning and lubricating, I am not going to attempt it . I am now blind and don't want to chance screwing things up in this case. I do everything else in the hobby - track layout and operation, etc. I do wiring using a speech-enabled multimeter, Braille labels on wires, and crimping and heat shrink to replace soldering. I know my equipment by touch . I know my routes by feeling the hot bulbs on the switch controllers and having 'noise-making' accessories strategically placed on the layout (8 x 22 with 13 O22s, 2 sidings, one spur, a reversing elevated track section. I am having a great time, except now for the temporary loss of the 671. Alfred (I use screen access software to non-visually use my computer.)
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Post by armyranger on Feb 2, 2023 12:47:37 GMT
Alfred, So sorry to hear your blind. Had no idea. Looks like you have it all figured out. Overcome & adapt. Good for you. If theres anything I can ever help you with dont hesitate to ask. Im no expert, but been running/fixing PW trains for over 65 years. Let me know what the repairman finds out. God bless you. Rob
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Post by rtraincollector on Feb 2, 2023 15:43:00 GMT
Rob, Good troubleshooting and advice. I will bring it to my repair guy. I don't generally do much in the way of 'repairs' now (never really got into it ). Although I would not mind removing the shell and doing internal cleaning and lubricating, I am not going to attempt it . I am now blind and don't want to chance screwing things up in this case. I do everything else in the hobby - track layout and operation, etc. I do wiring using a speech-enabled multimeter, Braille labels on wires, and crimping and heat shrink to replace soldering. I know my equipment by touch . I know my routes by feeling the hot bulbs on the switch controllers and having 'noise-making' accessories strategically placed on the layout (8 x 22 with 13 O22s, 2 sidings, one spur, a reversing elevated track section. I am having a great time, except now for the temporary loss of the 671. Alfred (I use screen access software to non-visually use my computer.) More power to you, glad to hear you still running trains.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Feb 5, 2023 10:42:48 GMT
Rob, Good troubleshooting and advice. I will bring it to my repair guy. I don't generally do much in the way of 'repairs' now (never really got into it ). Although I would not mind removing the shell and doing internal cleaning and lubricating, I am not going to attempt it . I am now blind and don't want to chance screwing things up in this case. I do everything else in the hobby - track layout and operation, etc. I do wiring using a speech-enabled multimeter, Braille labels on wires, and crimping and heat shrink to replace soldering. I know my equipment by touch . I know my routes by feeling the hot bulbs on the switch controllers and having 'noise-making' accessories strategically placed on the layout (8 x 22 with 13 O22s, 2 sidings, one spur, a reversing elevated track section. I am having a great time, except now for the temporary loss of the 671. Alfred (I use screen access software to non-visually use my computer.)
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Post by atsda on Feb 6, 2023 2:00:00 GMT
Hey all, while I am stuck in 'modify and fix' mode, and have not been running trains, it would be great to hear about what you have been running. Alfred
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Post by Joe Saggese on Feb 7, 2023 3:07:42 GMT
Tonight I’m running a Lionel PRR Camelback passenger service with Williams passenger cars. Also is my very first engine that Santa got me in the early 70s. Lionel Cannonball Express delivering a load of soda in a Williams Stewart’s Root Beer boxcar.
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