LGB service and repairs

I once had a Fiat Punto.It was not a relationship without issues.....I recall a chum joking that if a didn't have the car,I wouldn't need to go to work. After another breakdown he joked - I have looked that fault up in the manual and it says "Replace Car".

I have just had a similar fault to the one Sophie describes in a vintage HO Mehano F7, but the brushes on that are accessible and removable.LGB Brushes may be removable, but only in the same way as say eye surgery is possible..... The manual would definitely say replace motor there.

I feel sorry for Sarah and she is new to the hobby and finding her way. She has a mid to late 1970s Stainz, with worn skates that appears to have been converted to DCC and is being run on old track with dirt and connectivity issues. What could possibly go wrong there?

At least GSC is there to help her navigate her way the minefield. The advice Sarah has been given in the other thread about her track is good. Start with a robust circuit of clean track that joins fimly and connects well electrically, Once you have that, everything else is going to be much easier.

Final thoughts on this from me - It is not just the rail head, ends and the joiners that need attention, the inside edge of the rail may well need this too. If your rail is aged and really dirty cleaning the inside edge of the head, by stoking a cleaning block along it at around 45 degress will really help, particularly on straights.

End of sermon!

James
 
just a quick but not encouraging update.

I assembled a couple of lengths of my newly cleaned track. Placed my troublesome locomotive on the rails and low and behold.........nothing!

Then I placed my locomotive in my protective cradle attached the wires to the skates and ..........nothing!

So not good news. I then inverted my locomotive and it ran like clockwork both forwards and reverse.

Finally I placed one of my newly acquired Stainz locomotives on my rails and..........tune in again for another episode in the life of the SFR. And in case you're wondering the F stands for frustrating.

Sarah Winfield
 
Sarah
Check the 'new' loco in the cradle..

Then try it on the track..

*Just use DC for this, to start with.*

If no joy on the track.. Check your wiring, and check for voltage with your meter. - I wonder if you have a problem with the wiring from controller to track?

Little steps. Eliminate one thing at a time..
 
It's now a few of minutes later. In the meantime I carefully placing my new Stainz locomotive on my clean track. Somewhat nervously, I turned the control knob and frightened my self when the locomotive let out a loud "chuff.....chuff...etc". I didn't even know it was fitted with sound.

And yes, it travels both forwards and reverse. :-)

So I now know it is the old Stainz which is the problem.

Sarah Winfield
 
a98087 said:
Nice to hear youve made some good progress, and can run trains, it’s seems like you’ve had a very steep learning curve , but it sounds like things are moving in the right direction (pun intended)

Dan
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Unless the loco is running backwards! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Now...

Get the rest of your track down, and run this working loco . - You deserve it!
:)
 
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