Wrenn Railways West Country class Lyme Regis repair video - Model Loco Servicing
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In this video, we take a look at a model loco that’s not run since the 80s. She had a few problems as you see but in the end she’s running. Follow along with me now as we service the loco and get it running again. We will cover the following steps:
The video would have almost doubled if I had included all the steps to servicing this loco in it.
If you look back over my previous Wrenn service videos you will see other steps.
However, in the interests of completeness the following steps were also needed.
1) Motor removed from chassis.
2) Bottom pick up plate removed, excess oil removed and all axels lubricated with Labelle 108.
3) Chassis tested without motor, coupling rods straightened, drop links corrected and all moving parts lubricated with Labelle 108.
4) Motor dismantled and all dirt and carbon removed from all areas.
5) Motor tested off load for current draw 150mA shown.
6) all wheels cleaned and backs of wheels where pickups rub.
7) Loco tested for current (light) 180-230mA. Load tested once warmed up 200mA.
8)All bronze paint removed from chassis.
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The video would have almost doubled if I had included all the steps to servicing this loco in it.
If you look back over my previous Wrenn service videos you will see other steps.
However, in the interests of completeness the following steps were also needed.
1) Motor removed from chassis.
2) Bottom pick up plate removed, excess oil removed and all axels lubricated with Labelle 108.
3) Chassis tested without motor, coupling rods straightened, drop links corrected and all moving parts lubricated with Labelle 108.
4) Motor dismantled and all dirt and carbon removed from all areas.
5) Motor tested off load for current draw 150mA shown.
6) all wheels cleaned and backs of wheels where pickups rub.
7) Loco tested for current (light) 180-230mA. Load tested once warmed up 200mA.
8)All bronze paint removed from chassis.
Another Great Repair Video Mike. I have the Wrenn Barnstaple and it runs like a dream. These old 5-Pole Motors although bulky running in the sweet spot are pretty much unbeatable and unlike today's offerings indestructable to boot.
Many thanks Guy, fully agree with you
Nice refurbishment. Just a little TLC to make it run for another 60 years. Also nice to see it running with the lovely Tri-ang 9" coaches with the improved bogies and pinpoint axles. Lyme Regis is very pretty. 😊
Thanks very much, doubtful I'll run for the next 60 years lol triang coaches look good and take me right back to age 10
Great video! I read that Lyme Regis was one of Wrenns best sellers.
Thanks, I didn't know that. Facinating
Great video.
A couple of extra things I like to do is remove all the carbon dust inside motor and remove pick up plate and clean and lubricant wheel bearings.
Thanks Martin, yes all those things done
Lovely Model - I haven’t seen a motor like that before - Thanks for showing us 👍🏻
Hi Mike, what a great looking loco. And a cracking repair. All the best. Carl.
Thanks Carl, yes she is a delight
I picked up a Wrenn Lyme Regis in a charity shop a while back, after having one back in the seventies and selling it along with a load more Wrenn locos. I paid £10 for it as a non runner, but it was a simple fix, and after a service off, it went. Triang Wrenn was how they first appeared, but Wrenn went alone after that . These models were basically Hornby Dublo, and it's gone full circle as Hornby are now offering diecast locos again ,but at a premium price ! But I guess Wrenn were a premium price, too, as I seem to remember my dad complaining about way back then?
There is something quite nice with the weight of these old timers.
Totally agree 👍
Amazing what a bit of servicing can do
Indeed Dave, not bad at all now
Nice to see Lyme Regis this was my first wrenn locomotive from many years ago.
The tender never matched as well as yours though
Many thanks, glad the memories came back
Funny story I have one on these. I forgot the name, but she runs amazing.
Cheers Jasper & Willow
Thanks kindly, any chance of some close ups of your valve gear?
@@ModelRailwaysUnlimited i'll see what I can do
I just bought one of these new and unused in its box, as Lyme Regis is my local beach 😉
She’s a real looker but I hope mine runs quieter than this one!
Oh great, it will need running in etc
She looks great, nothing like a new life for a classic model locomotive.
Thanks Richard totally agree
Thanks for this video. I always find these analysis and repair videos interesting and useful. The ball bearing size or even existence is not often covered by others
One thing I always do in this situation is to see how free rolling the mechanism is without the motor connected.
If the mechanism is not free running due to quartering , clearance , bearing or lubrication issues then the motor is really being published trying to free up the rest of the mechanism.
I find the free load current draw if the motor only also points to unresolved problems if too high.
The next step of running the motor and mechanism together should not raise the current too much if all is well.
Wrenn were the locomotives I purchased most in the late seventies since they were about 30% less expensive than Hornby in Melbourne Australia. This was due to the bulk purchasing of the Melbourne Model Dockyard major hobby store and the upheaval of the Hornby distributors major markups in that high inflation period.
Many thanks John. Yes I do the chassis with no motor. Maybe I should have included that but the video was getting long lol 200mA with 7 coaches.
First time I'd heard of ball-bearings on the ENDS of motor shafts.
Ah yes, Wrenn did it good :)
Great work, think I may need to get a Wrenn myself
Some lovely ones out there. Thanks for watching. Actually Matt has a few left if interested?
At 5:10 you quite rightly show some reticence to use WD40. I think it is well worth reiterating why we don't like WD40 for our model trains because many people mistake it for a fine lubricant.
WD40 is a wax carried in a solvent. Initially it flows quite well and looks and acts as a fine lubricant. However, the solvent evaporates after a while leaving behind the wax and gumming up the bearings it was applied to! That is what it was originally designed to do to protect the electrics and mechanisms of nuclear missiles.
WD40 has turned out to be a "swords into plough shears" chemical and has many uses but lubricating fine mechanisms is not one of them!
Cheers for the excellent utube.
Absolutely agree, not only that but WD40 is proven to attack some of the plastics our models are made from and even the manufacture says not to use it on our models
@@ModelRailwaysUnlimited I didn't know about the harm to some plastics. Cheers for the info.
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Thanks Mike, very informative as always 😀
Cheers Paul.
I've always liked the look of Lyme Regis when flicking through the Wrenn issue 2 catalogue back in the day, a lovely locomotive. Nice to see her get some TLC, cheers Rob.
Thanks Rob, when did they catalogue come out?
@@ModelRailwaysUnlimited hi Mike, the second edition I have is dated 1974. The model has got £15.50 hand written next to it so that’s about £120 in todays money so is quite a bargain considering a new Hornby Dublo is over £300.
Fantastic video as always
A fine and educational restoration project Mike. Interesting to follow the process and the result is excellent. The noise she makes is like the water from the tender injected into the boiler. She a beauty ! Very well done and thanks for sharing your expertise - always helpful ! Cheers, Filip
Thanks Filip, that's so kind of you
Funny, I was thinking of this model the other day. I saw that Taw Valley will be going from purple to southern black with sunshine lettering. I thought that will be like a real life lyme regis, a rebuilt in southern livery.
Thanks, lol that a coincidence
Hi Mike - I just love it when you get a loco in that needs a bit of love and attention. The dismantling of it, explanation of what you are doing and then putting it together only to see it running smoothly again. Just great, love it. Be interesting to see you doing that to a N Gauge version LOL.
I have made an expensive purchase from Hattons which should arrive tomorrow so when I put out my next update I shall be very interested to hear what you think.
Lyme Regis, my better half's favourite holiday location. She was born in the next village to Jane Austin and having a degree in English her favourite author is Jane Austin.
She would go back there every year which I have no problem with, just trying to find a really good caravan campsite to stay at away from any busy road.
Regards Chris
Many thanks Chris. Can't wait to find out what you have bought. Lol working on N gauge sounds challenging. All the best to you both.
Nice video. I like the Lyme Regis bit. A lovely part of the world.
Cheers Hugh, yes we only went on a day trip but will go back
I did wonder if the balls would ever come out! Great video Mike, I've never managed to match a loco and carriages in the same shade of Malashite, did they ever make them the same colour irrespective of manufacturer? Andy.
Hi Andy, lol so did I took ages. Yes I think Hornby did some in the 80s
That's a gorgeous thing. Is it a 'mythical ' colour scheme?
Many thanks, I think so, it was rebuilt in 1961
I've never visited Lyme Regis in my lifetime, it's so far away from me. Bet you enjoyed your naughty ice cream. Is Lyme Regis good for fish and chips?
Hi lots of fish and chips outlets but hugely expensive, we opted for pasties for lunch