LGB Track Cleaning Loco - Dead Decoder?

[musket the dog]

Hi all,

Taken on the repair of a few locos for a local model village including a brand new(ish) track cleaning loco. I think at some point the cleaning end has derailed and the rear end has sat and span its wheels untill something has overloaded.

Only used on analog but no it doesn't respond to controllers at all. A light might come on, or it will.randomly surge forward a few feet and stop dead again. To the experts out there, would it sound to you like the decoder has had it? Have tested the motor block and that works fine separately.

Many thanks,
Ricky

 

[Neil Robinson]

I share your suspicion of a fault with the electronics.

If the loco is only to be used on analogue I suggest removing the board and replacing it with a couple of LM2596 regulators, a relay and a few other components. IMHO they don`t work that well on analogue.



If digital then a decoder with a relay output should do the trick with the cleaning motor connected to the track via a diode bridge. The relay would turn this motor on and off as required.

 

[musket the dog]

Cheers Neil, I will start having a look around for the components

 

[Neil Robinson]

Cheers Neil, I will start having a look around for the components

Ricky, I have several variable regulators in stock, for the fixed one just set it for the right voltage and then leave it.
£1.50 for the two + P&P. Do you visit the CFR, if so and you'd like them I can give them to Paul.