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 Posted - December 30 2009 : 10:04:09 AM
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I've taken my 1987 Chattanooga Train Set off the storage shelf to introduce electric train fun to my 9 year old grandson. I had to locate a used TycoPak power supply on Ebay to begin. I got it two days ago and wired it up. To my chagrin, the train barely moved then stopped. If I applied slight pressure on top of the coal tender, it would run a bit more then stop again. Am I supposed to do some emery cloth touch up on the tracks for better electrical connection? Testing of the conductivity of the tracks, the running of the motor itself and the output from the transformer all check out fine. Maybe I'm dealing with dried out rubber tires on the drive wheels. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Posted - December 30 2009 : 11:04:23 AM
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Welcome aboard,
When you say it stops, does the motor stop running or do the wheels spin.
If the wheels spin then you are dealing with a treaction tire problem.
If the motor quits then it needs more cleaning. (wheels and track)
Ray
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Posted - December 30 2009 : 1:35:11 PM
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| Good suggestions. Actually, my brother and I just finished sanding the rails and putting some WD40 on the coal tender wheels. It seems to run better now with fewer stops. It appears that the drive wheels are slipping a bit. I may need to buy some replacement tires. What do you think? Boy, keeping the wheels on the rail is difficult at times, too. It on a short track right now that's almost a perfect circle. Can't go very fast without derailing it. If we go too slow, it stops.
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Posted - December 31 2009 : 01:24:36 AM
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WD40 is a lubricant, so it's not going to do much good for traction. It will also attract more dirt to the rails. I would clean the rails and wheels with 90% alcohol, and if you have a brass brush of some sort you can turn the pickup wheels on the engine and tender and use it to polish them. These locos only have 2 pickup wheels on the tender, so they were prone to stalling under good conditions. If you have any old Tyco diesel wheelsets lying around, you can replace the powered plastic wheels on the ungeared side with metal ones for 4 wheel pickup.
Here's a thread about the traction tires: http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7527
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - January 02 2010 : 1:11:21 PM
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| Thanks so much. I followed the thread and the #47 O ring solution just might be the answer.
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