06-12-2011, 11:15 PM
Hi Jonte,
Well if it's never been used,things are easier, and then don't worry about new motors and brushes (although buying a few brushes for future spares is not a bad idea). You just need to run it in most likely. It can be that the oils/grease from factory has dried out over the years, so try and add a few drops of oil (no bigger than a grain of rice each) to the gears and then try again. Obviously not just any oil. Get some designed for models etc. At a push, sowing machine oil will do, but I would first check with your local hobby shop. A US brand is called Labelle, but in the UK, I think Modelmaster supplies it.
For running in, you may need it to run a little longer, and I would suggest to see if you can apply the power to the motor with a few wires directly, and have the loco lifted from the track (upside down or so) so you can run it for a longer period in one direction, while adding a drop of oil when it's running.
As you did say you were going to remain with DC , then a controller as you mentioned is a good investment, they usually help in the slow speed regions, at the expense of a little bit more noise from the motor. You can hear 'squeaking' or 'ticking' pulses going through it, but they are harmless. (You also hear this with some DCC decoders, they have a similar motor control internally).
As for me knowing my stuff, I only know mainly what I remember from when I was younger and heavily involved with Roco HO to european outline. The hobby then took a bit of a break, and I picked it up again a few years ago.
Good luck, it sounds like this engine can be rescued easily.
Koos
Well if it's never been used,things are easier, and then don't worry about new motors and brushes (although buying a few brushes for future spares is not a bad idea). You just need to run it in most likely. It can be that the oils/grease from factory has dried out over the years, so try and add a few drops of oil (no bigger than a grain of rice each) to the gears and then try again. Obviously not just any oil. Get some designed for models etc. At a push, sowing machine oil will do, but I would first check with your local hobby shop. A US brand is called Labelle, but in the UK, I think Modelmaster supplies it.
For running in, you may need it to run a little longer, and I would suggest to see if you can apply the power to the motor with a few wires directly, and have the loco lifted from the track (upside down or so) so you can run it for a longer period in one direction, while adding a drop of oil when it's running.
As you did say you were going to remain with DC , then a controller as you mentioned is a good investment, they usually help in the slow speed regions, at the expense of a little bit more noise from the motor. You can hear 'squeaking' or 'ticking' pulses going through it, but they are harmless. (You also hear this with some DCC decoders, they have a similar motor control internally).
As for me knowing my stuff, I only know mainly what I remember from when I was younger and heavily involved with Roco HO to european outline. The hobby then took a bit of a break, and I picked it up again a few years ago.
Good luck, it sounds like this engine can be rescued easily.
Koos
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