PICCADILLY N GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY- LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR & SERVICE - my 37 STOPPED WORKING!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2021
- PICCADILLY N GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY- LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR & SERVICE - my 37 STOPPED WORKING!
You may remember seeing 37 running very well in the last video, but much work had to be done to reach this stage. This video outlines the steps I went through to getting running again.
In this video I:
• Investigate the problem with the 37
• Explain / demonstrate the steps I took in sequence.
• Showed the testing procedures and next steps
• See it running on the layout.
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Glad you was able to get it running 👍👍👍👍
Me too lol
Excellent job John. Such patience! Roy.
Well done on getting it running again and you saved it which is even better.- Nicholas.
Thank you, was a bit strange, it ran beautifully when ran last. Something got dislodged lol
Hi John, well done it`s always the last thing you touch and find the trouble item stay safe all the best TONY [ GRIFFIN STATION ].
Hi Tony, most decoders are usually ok. Although the zimo decoders are often loose, why the pins and sockets are not standard I don’t know.
Well fixed John
Cheers Kev
Very informative, many thanks👍
Don't know why it's taken me so long to find this video, but glad i did. Careful diagnosis, successful result! Will be 'bookmarking' this for future reference. Thanks John.
Lol, it was only posted yesterday, (1-8-22), so glad you enjoyed it.
Well done Dr.Warner. You diagnosed correctly and saved the patient.
Thanks Norman
What a nightmare and so fiddly but glad you got it sorted. Susannah
Lol, naaaaa easily sorted honestly… if only other areas of life were sorted so easily. Lol. Hope you’re well?
Hi John my wife says it to me all the time, the lights are on but nobodies home lol. I wouldn't have had a clue what to do if I'd had that problem. This video is saved just in case thanks for sharing atb Andy
Ahhhh, I’m sure you could do it. Do bare in mind that this is N gauge, OO are built slightly different, but principles remain the same
Excellent! Thanks John very informative. I have a GF class 47 doing the same so I’ll watch yours again with loco in front of me…fingers crossed cheers Mike
Hi, the 47 is very similar in basic construction, however be careful of the light boards, they do have a habit of dislodging, and this can sometimes lead to a broken wire.
Nice one John, I have a Farish engine that does the same, I bought it second hand when I first started and it has never worked. I shall have a delve and see if I can get it going. I was going to use it as a practice for weathering but if I get it going it shall join the fleet.
Thanks for sharing mate, cheers for now John, John
Yes let’s hope so John It’ll be great to see it working on your layout
Good fault tracing!
Nice job John. It’s always very satisfying when a fault is found, sorted and the loco is back up and running again 👍👍👍
Regards….. Steve 🤗
Absolutely, thought it was bit strange it ran beautifully before, just not ran for about 5 mths
I can relate to this train, "The lights are working, but there is NO motor function." .... :')
Would also like to point out, I still do not own any item to relate to this hobby, but yet I watched the video in its entirety! Love this content. Thank you.
Ahhhh that’s so kind of you. It’s just a matter of time before you get yourself a set.
Thank John for an informative video. My Farish 47 had the same problem. However as it’s still under warranty I’ve sent it back to Bachman. Nice to know what to check should any of my locos fail out of warranty.
Ron
You are very welcome Ron, most of mine are out of warranty, and esp that 37 as I bought it from Bachmann as a refurbished return. The 47s are very similar just need to be careful of directional lighting board.
Nice tip John with putting the wheels back on without damaging the pick ups. I made the mistake of pulling all the wheels off at once and then having lots of fun trying to put it all back together! John
Hi, you me alike then, have broken so many, it’s a new bogie. Can get expensive so I take it slow these days lol
Those contact points for the motor on my models are always on the outside of the motor contact. Never seen them on the inside like you show.
Hi I spoke to Bachmann service dept about this and they basically said it doesn’t matter either way. As long as the loco works as it should, the contacts are rarely seen.
Hiya John, great video to use for future reference. Always great to see a Dr at work and again, you make it look so easy.. Cheers for now, Chris
Thanks Chris, so glad you enjoyed it
Excellent clip and amazing how just a small connection can cause so much problems ......
Yes the tiniest thing, least it’s good now
Hi John - most informative video. Take the bogies off my Farish locos and remove the wheels quite regularly but it was good to learn how the power actually gets to the motor. Those two brass hangers feeding the motor - never realised what they actually did - so thanks for explaining all about the screws, contacts etc. Cheers Euan
Hi Euan, you are very welcome, glad it was helpful
Hi John. Had exactly the same with a Farish Class 57. Lights on but no motor. Followed the same steps as your video. Hey Presto, the brass hangers were not touching the motor contacts. Now runs like a dream. Possibly a factory build quality issue?? But Thank you. 👍
Great Video thanks for sharing !
Hi John,
Somebody must have been in that 37 before you, the feeds from the PCB should contact the outside of the motor tabs, never seen one put together like yours. Also re the bogies, Farish models are only designed to pickup from the outer wheelsets
Great video, thanks for sharing
I put this question to Bachman a while a go, they told it makes no difference, so I don’t force the pins I leave them where they are using the natural spring. At the end of the day the loco WORKS and very well at that
Job well done. Nice work. Cheers - Larry.
Great video. Thanks for sharing info is the 47 the same please. Keep up with your excellent channel
Thank you Roger. Yes the 47 is SIMILAR, certainly for servicing, cleaning wheels etc. Just be careful of directional lighting boards as they can dislodge which could cause problems if its not repositioned.
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What a coincidence John, I was doing exactly that yesterday, cheers.
Well there you go. I did wonder when you mentioned the deltic video
Great video, very educational. Wasn't absolutely clear about putting wheels back in. Did you angle it so when one side was in you can push the contact in before pushing the wheel home.
Hi Dave yes kind of at an angle, but it was making sure the pick up goes behind the wheel, then press down on the other pickup and pop the wheel back in. Otherwise it’s ohhh so easy to catch one pickup and bend one, breaking the pick up
Thank you for a very informative video. Can I ask a question as a real noob to anything technical? When you checked power with your GM Combi controller, if you had DCC loco would you use a DCC controller? Or do you need to use the DC controller as you showed? Sorry if that’s a really stupid question, thanks
Hi Stuart, thank you, glad it was helpful to you. As long as the DCC decoder is reasonably new (year or two) it should run on DC. Some older decoders are not set to run on a DC controller. I would test though with the blanking plate in instead of the decoder, that way you know the loco works well. Then if a problem develops on DCC with the decoder, you know its the decoder.
I MUST SAY though, dont not use a DC loco without a decoder on a DCC controller despite some saying you can. It can destroy your loco’s motor, believe me Ive done it.. You get that horrible feeling when you smell the burning smell and the loco refuses to move or respond in any way. On DCC the loco MUST have a decoder in before you put it on live track.
Hope that helps, but please say if you need anything further.
@@piccadillymodelrailways thank you so much for taking the trouble to reply, much appreciated 👍 and I shall take note
YW