Running in the Rain??

pugwash said:
Oh come now, be realistic. BL designed holes into their entire range, and very clever they were, as the water built up over time so the holes became larger. Don't know why the Japanese didn't cotton on to this design consideration :D
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But the Japanese did cotton on an fitted this facility to the 1974 Datsun Sunny.
 
The problem was BL cars without enought holes. My TR7 didn't have a drain hole in the well that surrounded the petrol cap. So when it rained the well filled up, the water overflowed into the petrol tank, and caused a misfire which in turn broke the piston rings. Three days before we were due to go on honeymoon...
 
I have a train in the front garden; it is out all day and night. There is a collection box on the garden wall to collect for the local children’s hospices.
When the button next to the collection box is pushed the train will go round the track about five times and the stop at the station. The train is one of original Playmobil ones that picks up from the track.
 
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I have run most of my stock in the rain without issue - one exception - the Stainz has a hole in the steam dome where the control gear slots in - it lets in waterf onto the circuit board. Nuff said.
When I add lead weight to my Stainz in the dome I always seal it with silicon

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I found that I had one of those holes you speak of in the roof of my 2095.

We had trains running at a charity event and when it rained we kept running, but then after a couple of hours of misty rain the bogies of the 2095 showed us that they were no longer electrically linked! When opened up the circuit board inside had frothed up and etched the contact track away. A quick clean up, a blob of glue was placed where the hole was - under the glued in vent(?) on top of the body and a bridge wire over the gap in the contact track was quickly soldered in. The loco has run faultlessly ever since. (This was 1991 by the way so it was and still is good old analogue).

I often run LGB, Bachmann, Playmobil and even the odd kit built item in the rain. The only real issue I have found is the use of ferrous screws and other fittings by LGB, which is a little disappointing on an otherwise weatherproof system. They will rust eventually. Oh yes and one old style EPL add on switch had the a contact track etched away by the wet, but overall I feel well satisfied and it usually works faultlessly.

If my stock gets wet, I just empty any water out and leave it to dry. No serious harm!

James
 
Mobi said:
Is it true for analog Stainz too? I couldn't see it.
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Yep. The rod gubbins on top of the dome fits in a slot - water gets in there - not visible but there is definitely a hole there.
 
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