05-13-2019, 09:57 AM
That power pack sits on a shelf in my workshop, and it's connected to a 3' section of flextrack on the same shelf, using wires with alligator clips to connect to the rails. The "L" and "R" written beside the directional switch tells which way the loco on the track will move, and the rails on the shelf are marked "W" and "B", to ensure which one gets connected by the white wire and the black one.
I had, just before trying to power the Flyer loco by applying the alligator clips to various contact points on the motor and wheels, I attempted to show my friend an amazingly small (to me, at least) LED that I had installed in a headlight casting. I clipped the power pack leads to the LED's wires, but the latter were so thin that they kept slipping from the clips' teeth, and I couldn't get the LED to light.
We then attempted to test the loco, with no response.
After my friend left, I was cleaning up in the shop, and as I was re-clipping the wires to the rails, I noticed that the wire was no longer attached to the clip. Pulling off the cover revealed bare stranded wire soldered to the clip, but the main portion of the wire had broken off. After stripping the end of the wire and cleaning-up the clip, I soldered things back together.
I'm pretty sure that's why the LED wouldn't light, and why there was probably no damage done to the loco's motor, either.
Normally, I'd be embarrassed by such sloppiness, but it looks like fate has smiled upon me in this instance.
Wayne
I had, just before trying to power the Flyer loco by applying the alligator clips to various contact points on the motor and wheels, I attempted to show my friend an amazingly small (to me, at least) LED that I had installed in a headlight casting. I clipped the power pack leads to the LED's wires, but the latter were so thin that they kept slipping from the clips' teeth, and I couldn't get the LED to light.
We then attempted to test the loco, with no response.
After my friend left, I was cleaning up in the shop, and as I was re-clipping the wires to the rails, I noticed that the wire was no longer attached to the clip. Pulling off the cover revealed bare stranded wire soldered to the clip, but the main portion of the wire had broken off. After stripping the end of the wire and cleaning-up the clip, I soldered things back together.
I'm pretty sure that's why the LED wouldn't light, and why there was probably no damage done to the loco's motor, either.
Normally, I'd be embarrassed by such sloppiness, but it looks like fate has smiled upon me in this instance.
Wayne