Jim, I feel your pain (or past pain)! I have a Sunset Challenger with a half decent paint job that doesn't like to run any kind of curve. Shorts have never really been much of problem for me until this guy came along. Ron S. says to ship it up his way, and like Earl (TV Earl)--it's on my list.
Over the weekend, I did have a switch motor cause me some concern and discovered a couple inches of track had somehow narrowed down. I was testing a 50ft Kinsman type reefer than I purchased from Chuck Porter that had the incorrect trucks mounted. So I swapped some express trucks into position. It ran the mainline quite well but derailed on a industrial siding--several times, while other cars and a SW did quite well. Guess the other items were just more forgiving, as the track was really quite narrow. A couple of really long spikes reset the correct distance. The switch machine was a bit more fustrating. It's, a PFM slow motion, has been in position for over 20 years doing it job, then stopped. All the wires were still intact, I check the current through the DPDT toggle selector, where everything again checked out. The wiring from the control panel to the turnout was also just fine. So I remove the unit and bench test with a 9v battery and it works fine. So I hook it back up to the DC power source and everything is still working. I then remount the machine and everything is working fine. I still have no idea why it didn't work!! Like Jim, you want to start throwing things, but it sure does feel good when things are working again. Of course those gremlins will be out in full force when my November open house comes around. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com raisinone wrote: > > > Tackled a major mental obstacle Saturday evening. Four years ago I > picked up an unpainted Omnicon PRR I1 2-10-0; added a Tsunami medium > steam decoder and was happy. Sent it to my custom painter, an old O > scaler, great painter but he can't test run DCC equipted models. When > I got it back, the model ran great for about 30 minutes, then locked > up tight - major clunk!! Spent several evenings working but couldn't > find the issue, eventually tore the locomotive completely apart. I > grew increasingly frustrated and boxed up all the parts before I threw > it across the room into the wall! > > So, after two years in the box, I dragged it out Saturday to take > another run at it with the collective wisdom of Sam McCoy, Chuck West > and others at the DPV 115, setting #3) appropriate? It sounds a little > wimpy to me... Great fun and a successful Saturday evening with a > bunch of great friends - Sunday morning breakfast too!! > > Jim > > --- In > > Yahoo! Groups > <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJja2sxMDlmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEyODMxOTE1ODQ-> > > > Switch to: Text-Only > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=change%20delivery%20format:%20Traditional>, > > Daily Digest > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=email%20delivery:%20Digest> > . Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> . > Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
