I took apart my HO scale steam locamotive for cleaning and when I puth it back together it dosent run. I need help fast!!!!
Oh yeah it tried to run but dose not move. but I now it is operational beacusthe light on the front still works.
HELP ME FAST!!!!!!!!
Posted by Challenger (Member # 1298) on :
Thats a tough one.
With steam there is about two hundred different things it could be. Sounds like you could have some of the componets to tight. I would take it to the nearest hobby shop. They should have a repair person that can help. Or at the very least know some one that does train repair.
Posted by kokkos (Member # 2373) on :
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TEST THE CONDUCTORS BY A MULTIMETER OR ANY INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO SEE IF ANY CONACT IS MISING. HAVE YOU CLEAN THE CONTACTS OR WHAT KIND OF LOCO IS IT?
Posted by Russ Bellinis (Member # 2377) on :
I think before anyone can help, you need to give us a make and model of the locomotive. Some modern plastic steam engines have the frame in two halves "n" style with an insulator in the middle. Others have the locomotive wired for one polarity and the tender the opposite. If you have a locomotive that picks up power on one side from the locomotive and the other side from the tender, just getting the tender trucks reversed will cause you to not get a complete circuit.
Posted by Shaun CN (Member # 2366) on :
It is an old Tyco canadian Pacific steam locamotive.
Posted by Russ Bellinis (Member # 2377) on :
How was it constructed, and how far did you tear it down? Does it have two frame halves that wrap around the motor like n scale equipment? If so make sure the insulator between the two halves is in place. If the two halves of a frame like that touch, it creates a short. If it picks up power on one side with the locomotive drivers and on the other side by the tender wheels, make sure the tender trucks didn't swivel around so that the pick up wheels of both the locomotive and the tender are on the same side. Finally, did you disassemble the drivers and valve gear, and possibly get the drivers "out of quarter?"